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Jackson, MS Metro Area

609,582 Population
6,014.2 square miles 101.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,670 ±$1,356 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$58,592 ±$3,154 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.8% ±1.2% (92,458  ±7,205) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.6 minutes ±0.8 (6,288,310  ±294,396) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

240,218 ±3,538 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (585,427  ±2,537) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.3% ±1.3% (7,807  ±1,893) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

271,350 ±1,608 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$211,000 ±$6,787 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.9% ±1.3% (71,800  ±7,634.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88.9% ±2.4% (364,710  ±10,082.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.7% ±1.4% (129,946  ±5,671) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

2.5% ±0.3% (15,035  ±1,875) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.9% ±0.6% (27,446  ±2,731) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
27,446 Total veterans ±2,731 23,047 Male ±2,396 4,399 Female ±1,240

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