Jackson, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	184,256	100.0

Male	85,656	46.5
Female	98,600	53.5

Under 5 years	14,438	7.8
5 to 9 years	15,053	8.2
10 to 14 years	14,388	7.8
15 to 19 years	15,418	8.4
20 to 24 years	16,015	8.7
25 to 34 years	26,751	14.5
35 to 44 years	26,944	14.6
45 to 54 years	22,215	12.1
55 to 59 years	7,086	3.8
60 to 64 years	5,887	3.2
65 to 74 years	10,105	5.5
75 to 84 years	7,161	3.9
85 years and over	2,795	1.5

Median age (years)	31.0	(X)

18 years and over	131,713	71.5
Male	59,124	32.1
Female	72,589	39.4
21 years and over	121,431	65.9
62 years and over	23,525	12.8
65 years and over	20,061	10.9
Male	7,415	4.0
Female	12,646	6.9

RACE
One race	183,019	99.3
White	51,208	27.8
Black or African American	130,151	70.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	236	0.1
Asian	1,056	0.6
Asian Indian	476	0.3
Chinese	222	0.1
Filipino	61	0.0
Japanese	26	0.0
Korean	50	0.0
Vietnamese	156	0.1
Other Asian ¹	65	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	344	0.2
Two or more races	1,237	0.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	52,006	28.2
Black or African American	131,005	71.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	648	0.4
Asian	1,320	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	113	0.1
Some other race	610	0.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	184,256	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,451	0.8
Mexican	670	0.4
Puerto Rican	138	0.1
Cuban	71	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	572	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	182,805	99.2
White alone	50,679	27.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	184,256	100.0
In households	177,055	96.1
Householder	67,841	36.8
Spouse	23,993	13.0
Child	59,882	32.5
Own child under 18 years	42,992	23.3
Other relatives	15,826	8.6
Under 18 years	8,265	4.5
Nonrelatives	9,513	5.2
Unmarried partner	4,034	2.2
In group quarters	7,201	3.9
Institutionalized population	2,485	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	4,716	2.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	67,841	100.0
Family households (families)	44,488	65.6
With own children under 18 years	22,859	33.7
Married-couple family	23,993	35.4
With own children under 18 years	10,953	16.1
Female householder, no husband present	17,178	25.3
With own children under 18 years	10,374	15.3
Nonfamily households	23,353	34.4
Householder living alone	19,596	28.9
Householder 65 years and over	6,083	9.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	26,732	39.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	14,496	21.4

Average household size	2.61	(X)
Average family size	3.24	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	75,678	100.0
Occupied housing units	67,841	89.6
Vacant housing units	7,837	10.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	268	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	67,841	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	39,328	58.0
Renter-occupied housing units	28,513	42.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.68	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.51	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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