Hinds County vs Jackson County

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

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

Hinds County has the higher population (222,494 vs 144,437 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($64,756 vs $49,966 in Hinds County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($181,700 vs $151,200 in Hinds County).

Population, income & housing

	Hinds County	Jackson County
Population	222,494	144,437
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,966	$64,756
Median home value	$151,200	$181,700
Median gross rent	$1,032	$1,087
Housing units	106,225	62,994
Homeownership rate	57.9%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinds County	Jackson County
Population	238,797 → 222,494 (-6.8%)	142,376 → 144,437 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$44,625 → $49,966 (+12.0%)	$51,657 → $64,756 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$118,600 → $151,200 (+27.5%)	$135,900 → $181,700 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,032 (+18.8%)	$879 → $1,087 (+23.7%)

Hinds County

Population

238,797222,494

Median household income

$44,625$49,966

Median home value

$118,600$151,200

Median gross rent

$869$1,032

Jackson County

Population

142,376144,437

Median household income

$51,657$64,756

Median home value

$135,900$181,700

Median gross rent

$879$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinds County	Jackson County
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.3%
75 and over	6.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinds County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	66.5%
Black or African American	72.2%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinds County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	11.5%	11.2%
High school graduate	23.6%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinds County	Jackson County
Drove alone	76.9%	83.6%
Carpooled	12.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinds County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	68.7%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	6.8%
20 or more units	5.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Hinds County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	21.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1974	1984