Jackson vs Raymond

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

Jackson and Raymond 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 1,856 in Raymond). Raymond has the higher median household income ($46,875 vs $43,238 in Jackson). Raymond has the higher median home value ($206,000 vs $108,200 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Raymond
Population	149,827	1,856
Median age	34.7 yrs	20.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,238	$46,875
Median home value	$108,200	$206,000
Median gross rent	$1,018	$689
Housing units	75,103	432
Homeownership rate	48.6%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Raymond
Population	166,383 → 149,827 (-10.0%)	1,986 → 1,856 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$38,888 → $43,238 (+11.2%)	$29,375 → $46,875 (+59.6%)
Median home value	$90,700 → $108,200 (+19.3%)	$121,200 → $206,000 (+70.0%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,018 (+20.2%)	$577 → $689 (+19.4%)

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

Raymond

Population

1,9861,856

Median household income

$29,375$46,875

Median home value

$121,200$206,000

Median gross rent

$577$689

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Raymond
Under 5	6.5%	1.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	4.0%
18 to 24	11.6%	66.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	2.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	5.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	6.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.2%
75 and over	5.4%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Raymond
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	42.5%
Black or African American	81.5%	55.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Raymond
No high school diploma	13.5%	3.2%
High school graduate	25.3%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Raymond
Drove alone	75.1%	62.1%
Carpooled	14.2%	13.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	15.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Raymond
1-unit, detached	65.7%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	11.1%
20 or more units	6.7%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Raymond
Poverty rate	26.8%	18.2%
Average household size	2.31	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1969	1967