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District 2, Jackson County, MS

24,034 Population
32.9 square miles 731.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Jackson County: 40.1 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,292 ±$1,466 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jackson County: $35,389 ±$1,247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$36,268 ±$5,470 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Jackson County: $66,201 ±$3,351
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.5% ±3.6% (6,634  ±880) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Jackson County: 13.8% 19,878 (±1.2% / ±1,741)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18 minutes ±1.6 (153,420  ±18,233) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Jackson County: 25.2 1,495,595 (±0.9 / ±63,004)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,774 ±519 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 57,647 ±597
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (23,316  ±844) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Jackson County: 2.5 144,100 (±0 / ±25)
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±2.6% (323  ±159) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 6.1% † 2,060 (±1.2% / ±401)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,920 ±483 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 63,558 ±52
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$112,400 ±$5,828 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jackson County: $193,100 ±$6,211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±3.2% (3,548  ±774.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 11.8% † 16,930 (±1.4% / ±1,954.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83% ±4.7% (13,211  ±888.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jackson County: 89% 89,527 (±2.4% / ±2,460.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.2% ±2.5% (2,252  ±401.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Jackson County: 26.7% 26,828 (±1.4% / ±1,396.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% ±1.6% (940  ±377) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 3.3% 4,722
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.5% ±1.4% (1,179  ±249) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 10.4% 11,491 (±0.7% / ±722)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,179 Total veterans ±249 1,034 Male ±237 145 Female ±57

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