2024 population: 606,178 ( 13,770 from 2020)
Land area: 6014.4 square miles
Population density: 100.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	273,286	45.08%	3.0%
Black:	293,436	48.41%	3.3%
Indian:	853	0.14%	2.3%
Asian:	9,237	1.52%	22.4%
2+ races:	6,496	1.07%	9.7%
Hispanic:	22,870	3.77%	11.6%

Total non-White:	332,892	54.92%	1.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	31,123	12.6
Deaths:	30,327	12.2
Net Migration:	-20,071	-8.1
Net Immigration:	5,543	2.2

Change in White population:	-8,364	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5,406	-0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
619,948
281,650	45.43%
303,465	48.95%
873	0.14%
7,547	1.22%
5,924	0.96%
20,489	3.30%
338,298	54.57%

2010
614,584
288,335	46.92%
298,453	48.56%
923	0.15%
6,035	0.98%
4,631	0.75%
15,839	2.58%
326,249	53.08%

2000
575,378
292,781	50.88%
267,095	46.42%
753	0.13%
3,532	0.61%
2,981	0.52%
7,977	1.39%
282,597	49.12%

1990
518,188
285,209	55.04%
228,139	44.03%
467	0.09%
1,978	0.38%
n/a
2,395	0.46%
232,979	44.96%

1980
486,857
274,968	56.48%
206,439	42.40%
326	0.07%
1,148	0.24%
n/a
3,800	0.78%
211,889	43.52%

1970
405,132
233,006	57.51%
170,650	42.12%
258	0.06%
192	0.05%
n/a
916	0.23%
172,126	42.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
75,134	12.2
52,300	8.5
-20,915	-3.4
5,462	0.9

-6,685	-1.1
12,049	2.0

Number	Rate
2000's
86,530	15.0
48,829	8.5
4,012	0.7
4,193	0.7

-4,446	-0.8
43,652	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
88,524	17.1
50,046	9.7
6,170	1.2
2,416	0.5

7,572	1.5
49,618	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
89,201	18.3
43,852	9.0
-9,240	-1.9
n/a

10,241	2.1
21,090	4.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
29,485	7.3
n/a

41,962	10.4
39,763	9.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
38.3
143,638	23.7%
462,540	76.3%
100,472	16.6%

237,841
2.47

152,965	64.3%
98,750	64.6%
21,728	14.2%
84,876	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.8
161,148	26.2%
453,436	73.8%
69,844	11.4%

227,088
2.61

156,796	69.0%
98,606	62.9%
25,484	16.3%
70,292	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
159,545	27.7%
415,833	72.3%
62,393	10.8%

207,592
2.66

148,356	71.5%
99,511	67.1%
23,757	16.0%
59,236	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
149,257	28.8%
368,931	71.2%
58,637	11.3%

181,514
2.77

133,696	73.7%
96,858	72.4%
18,249	13.6%
47,818	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
155,350	31.9%
331,507	68.1%
51,046	10.5%

160,811
2.94

123,585	76.9%
96,352	78.0%
13,691	11.1%
37,226	23.1%

2024 Housing Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16,138	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	11,730	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,132	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,527	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,702	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,206	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,077	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,231	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,653	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,094	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,626	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	29,069	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,237	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,119	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,890	7.1%
$200,000 or more	17,410	7.3%

Median Household Income	62,693
Per Capita Income	34,743

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16,884	7.1%
Public Assistance	4,652	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	29,939	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	246,951	66.5%
Unemployed	15,588	4.2%
In Armed Forces	750	0.2%

Total Labor Force	263,289	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	108,260	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	89,368	80,939	52.5%
Non-Profit	6,480	12,751	33.7%
Self-Employed	16,322	9,834	62.4%

Local Government	7,183	11,654	38.1%
State Government	10,008	19,154	34.3%
Federal Government	3,723	4,731	44.0%

Total Private + Self	105,690	90,773	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27,394	48,290	36.2%
Total	133,084	139,063	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.7%
Pct. Private + Self	72.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	40,383	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	56,819	20.9%
Professional, Technical	67,424	24.7%
Service Occupations	44,999	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	925	0.3%
All others	62,857	23.1%

White Collar		60.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	46,324	17.0%
Retail trade	29,503	10.8%
Manufacturing	26,505	9.7%
Educational services	26,135	9.6%
Public administration	18,367	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	18,335	6.7%
Construction	16,819	6.2%
Other services	14,955	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	14,544	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,213	4.8%
Finance and insurance	12,894	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,274	3.8%
Wholesale trade	6,030	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,324	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,943	1.4%
Information	3,812	1.4%
Utilities	3,093	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,121	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,166	0.4%
Management	125	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,173	1.83%
Puerto Rican	978	0.16%
Cuban	842	0.14%
Dominican	282	0.05%

Total Central American	4,629	0.76%
Costa Rican	22	0.00%
Guatemalan	2,048	0.34%
Honduran	1,611	0.26%
Nicaraguan	424	0.07%
Panamanian	295	0.05%
Salvadoran	118	0.02%
Other Central American	111	0.02%

Total South American	1,358	0.22%
Argentinean	24	0.00%
Bolivian	5	0.00%
Chilean	20	0.00%
Colombian	452	0.07%
Ecuadorian	123	0.02%
Paraguayan	48	0.01%
Peruvian	466	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	220	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,451	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,934	0.48%
Chinese	1,867	0.31%
Vietnamese	1,096	0.18%
Filipino	609	0.10%
Korean	291	0.05%
Japanese	244	0.04%
Thai	103	0.02%
Laotian	30	0.00%
Bangladeshi	17	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	546,764	95.2%
Spanish	17,597	3.1%
Other Indo-European	2,360	0.4%
Chinese	1,609	0.3%
Other Asian	1,276	0.2%
Arabic	1,199	0.2%
Vietnamese	893	0.2%
Other	730	0.1%
German, other Germanic	693	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	54,941	9.0%
American	43,637	7.1%
Irish	41,622	6.8%
German	24,175	4.0%
European	11,228	1.8%
Scottish	8,951	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	7,544	1.2%
French	6,976	1.1%
Italian	6,948	1.1%
African	3,844	0.6%
Dutch	1,690	0.3%
Polish	1,589	0.3%
Welsh	1,337	0.2%
Norwegian	1,266	0.2%
Lebanese	1,252	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	600,593	98.2%
Not a citizen	10,731	1.8%

Native	594,574	97.3%
Foreign-born	16,750	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,480	4.0%	31,124	7.6%	100,212	24.3%	131,449	31.9%	79,590	19.3%	52,856	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,480	4.0%
9-12 Years	31,124	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	100,212	24.3%
Some College	131,449	31.9%
Bach. Degree	79,590	19.3%
Grad Degree	52,856	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	501,814	472,888	28,926	5.8%
1991	504,310	472,162	32,148	6.4%
1992	507,630	477,040	30,590	6.0%
1993	516,070	488,602	27,468	5.3%
1994	526,492	501,042	25,450	4.8%
1995	532,326	507,750	24,576	4.6%
1996	539,772	516,086	23,686	4.4%
1997	546,784	523,310	23,474	4.3%
1998	552,598	529,518	23,080	4.2%
1999	547,874	524,510	23,364	4.3%

2000	558,944	531,852	27,092	4.8%
2001	564,696	538,518	26,178	4.6%
2002	560,638	530,520	30,118	5.4%
2003	573,774	544,280	29,494	5.1%
2004	588,556	557,422	31,134	5.3%
2005	585,468	549,594	35,874	6.1%
2006	573,800	544,166	29,634	5.2%
2007	576,606	546,100	30,506	5.3%
2008	576,276	543,478	32,798	5.7%
2009	569,808	525,510	44,298	7.8%

2010	575,668	525,552	50,116	8.7%
2011	595,764	545,718	50,046	8.4%
2012	589,544	544,122	45,422	7.7%
2013	565,592	523,872	41,720	7.4%
2014	555,874	519,712	36,162	6.5%
2015	566,830	535,448	31,382	5.5%
2016	575,276	545,746	29,530	5.1%
2017	576,500	550,062	26,438	4.6%
2018	572,318	546,978	25,340	4.4%
2019	574,434	545,720	28,714	5.0%

2020	560,872	518,170	42,702	7.6%
2021	556,930	528,724	28,206	5.1%
2022	558,318	538,398	19,920	3.6%
2023	554,430	538,780	15,650	2.8%
2024	565,778	549,692	16,086	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	271,927
Median Value	$196,212

Occupied	237,841	87.5%
Vacant	34,086	12.5%

Owned	160,548	67.5%
Rented	77,293	32.5%
Median Rent	$1,079

Single-Family Units	194,576	71.6%
Detached	190,254	70.0%
Attached	4,322	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	33,699	12.4%
Mobile Homes	28,406	10.4%

Jackson, MS Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson, MS Metro Area