Clinton vs Jackson

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Jackson: population, income, housing, and more.

Clinton and Jackson are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson has the higher population (149,827 vs 27,418 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median household income ($70,913 vs $43,238 in Jackson). Clinton has the higher median home value ($220,400 vs $108,200 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Jackson
Population	27,418	149,827
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,913	$43,238
Median home value	$220,400	$108,200
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,018
Housing units	11,148	75,103
Homeownership rate	69.1%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Jackson
Population	25,131 → 27,418 (+9.1%)	166,383 → 149,827 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$62,685 → $70,913 (+13.1%)	$38,888 → $43,238 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$169,500 → $220,400 (+30.0%)	$90,700 → $108,200 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,135 (+15.7%)	$847 → $1,018 (+20.2%)

Clinton

Population

25,13127,418

Median household income

$62,685$70,913

Median home value

$169,500$220,400

Median gross rent

$981$1,135

Jackson

Population

166,383149,827

Median household income

$38,888$43,238

Median home value

$90,700$108,200

Median gross rent

$847$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
Under 5	6.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.4%
75 and over	8.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	48.8%	14.1%
Black or African American	41.8%	81.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Jackson
No high school diploma	6.2%	13.5%
High school graduate	16.1%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
Drove alone	77.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	12.3%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
1-unit, detached	72.5%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	15.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Jackson
Poverty rate	10.2%	26.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1982	1969