Jackson, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jackson is 1st in Mississippi out of 62 other cities in Current population (2012)

Jackson is 1st in Mississippi out of 63 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Jackson is 1st in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Households

Jackson is 1st in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Housing units

Jackson is 1st in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Size in square miles

Jackson is 2nd in Mississippi out of 65 other cities in Retail sales

Jackson is 3rd in Mississippi out of 58 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Jackson is 3rd in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Jackson is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Jackson is 11th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Jackson, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	175,437	1st	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	111.0	1st	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,562.5	6th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	7.8%	29th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.4%	24th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.0%	63rd	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.1%	32nd	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.8%	16th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	18.4%	68th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	79.4%	3rd	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	60th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	53rd	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	66th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	52nd	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	48th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	68th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	53.5%	29th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.6%	47th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	74,537	1st	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	28.0%	11th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	62,192	1st	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	53.5%	56th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$89,600	44th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.7	25th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$19,301	37th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$34,567	37th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	27.5%	28th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Jackson	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	15,385	1st	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,660,082	2nd	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,027	42nd	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$335,693	3rd	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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