Jackson County, Mississippi

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 144,437
Median household income: $64,756
Median home value: $181,700

Jackson County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 144,437. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,756 is above the Mississippi median ($54,915).

Between 2019 and 2023, Jackson County's population grew 1.4% from 142,376 to 144,437, while its median household income rose 25.4% from $51,657 to $64,756.

74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 144,437
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,756
Median home value: $181,700
Median gross rent: $1,087
Housing units: 62,994
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

142,376144,437

Median household income

$51,657$64,756

Median home value

$135,900$181,700

Median gross rent

$879$1,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	142,376	$51,657	$135,900	$879
2020	142,872	$53,726	$143,000	$902
2021	142,993	$55,107	$146,500	$930
2022	143,721	$60,045	$161,700	$1,001
2023	144,437	$64,756	$181,700	$1,087

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,074	5.6%
5 to 17	25,185	17.4%
18 to 24	11,318	7.8%
25 to 34	18,464	12.8%
35 to 44	19,095	13.2%
45 to 54	18,414	12.7%
55 to 64	19,538	13.5%
65 to 74	14,851	10.3%
75 and over	9,498	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	96,040	66.5%
Black or African American	29,474	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	211	0.1%
Asian	3,043	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.0%
Some other race	698	0.5%
Two or more races	4,388	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,560	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,222	11.2%
High school graduate	26,738	26.8%
Some college or associate's	37,036	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	16,576	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,288	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52,549	83.6%
Carpooled	5,422	8.6%
Public transit	21	0.0%
Walked	311	0.5%
Bicycle	39	0.1%
Worked from home	3,908	6.2%
Other means	614	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,547	24.7%
15 to 29 min	23,174	39.3%
30 to 44 min	13,029	22.1%
45 to 59 min	4,313	7.3%
60+ min	3,893	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 14.1% (20,160 of 142,651)

	Count	Share
Family households	37,864	66.4%
Nonfamily households	19,163	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57,027	90.5%
Vacant	5,967	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,043	72.0%
Renter-occupied	15,984	28.0%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	46,718	74.2%
1-unit, attached	1,054	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2,962	4.7%
5 to 19 units	4,274	6.8%
20 or more units	2,566	4.1%
Mobile home & other	5,420	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 28059
State: Mississippi
Land area: 723 sq mi
Water area: 321 sq mi
Center point: 30.4560, -88.6251