Jackson, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 173,861 (Urban population: 172,771, Rural population: 1,090 (all nonfarm))

Jackson, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 75,665 (67,805 occupied: 39,286 owner occupied, 28,519 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	28%

Housing density: 721 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $551 (lower quartile is $415, upper quartile is $635)

Housing units in Jackson with a mortgage: 26,110 (2,941 second mortgage, 2,001 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,264

Jackson,MS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,400 (it was $64,200 in 2000)

Jackson:	$85,400
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,200 - $138,200

Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1971

Household type by relationship

Households: 176,841

In family households: 149,554 (24,625 male householders, 20,200 female householders)
25,012 spouses, 60,110 children (55,367 natural, 1,612 adopted, 3,131 stepchildren), 7,415 grandchildren, 2,924 brothers or sisters, 1,356 parents, 3,523 other relatives, 4,389 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 27,287 (10,137 male householders (8,215 living alone)), 12,820 female householders (11,316 living alone)), 4,330 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,191 (2,202 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,122 2-persons, 11,295 3-persons, 9,000 4-persons, 4,840 5-persons, 2,206 6-persons, 1,362 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,531 1-person, 2,918 2-persons, 339 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

20,613 married couples with children.
22,379 single-parent households (2,564 men, 19,815 women).

96.2% of residents of Jackson speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 2,103 (1.1%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jackson, Mississippi:
	1 room: 49 2 rooms: 420 3 rooms: 1,844 4 rooms: 2,459 5 rooms: 8,909 6 rooms: 10,776 7 rooms: 7,008 8 rooms: 4,157 9 or more rooms: 3,664

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson, Mississippi:
	1 room: 1,116 2 rooms: 3,217 3 rooms: 6,057 4 rooms: 6,983 5 rooms: 5,962 6 rooms: 3,443 7 rooms: 1,137 8 rooms: 443 9 or more rooms: 161

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 640
1995 to 1998: 2,113
1990 to 1994: 2,670
1980 to 1989: 9,570
1970 to 1979: 19,510
1960 to 1969: 19,004
1950 to 1959: 13,149
1940 to 1949: 5,860
1939 or earlier: 3,149

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jackson:
	no bedroom: 218 1 bedroom: 1,263 2 bedrooms: 6,337 3 bedrooms: 22,750 4 bedrooms: 7,561 5 or more bedrooms: 1,157

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson:
	no bedroom: 1,363 1 bedroom: 8,969 2 bedrooms: 10,564 3 bedrooms: 6,408 4 bedrooms: 1,043 5 or more bedrooms: 172

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,266 1 vehicle: 13,052 2 vehicles: 15,637 3 vehicles: 6,121 4 vehicles: 1,752 5 or more vehicles: 458

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5,330 1 vehicle: 15,549 2 vehicles: 6,184 3 vehicles: 1,050 4 vehicles: 273 5 or more vehicles: 133

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Jackson, MS:

Less than $10,000: 362
$10,000 to $14,999: 212
$15,000 to $19,999: 274
$20,000 to $24,999: 420
$25,000 to $29,999: 545
$30,000 to $34,999: 649
$35,000 to $39,999: 741
$40,000 to $49,999: 2505
$50,000 to $59,999: 3408
$60,000 to $69,999: 3506
$70,000 to $79,999: 3338
$80,000 to $89,999: 2892
$90,000 to $99,999: 2448
$100,000 to $124,999: 5067
$125,000 to $149,999: 2304
$150,000 to $174,999: 1556
$175,000 to $199,999: 1169
$200,000 to $249,999: 1269
$250,000 to $299,999: 662
$300,000 to $399,999: 778
$400,000 to $499,999: 344
$500,000 to $749,999: 385
$750,000 to $999,999: 113
$1,000,000 or more: 132

Jackson rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jackson:

Less than $100: 1,255 people
$100 to $149: 695
$150 to $199: 911
$200 to $249: 1,072
$250 to $299: 1,174
$300 to $349: 1,282
$350 to $399: 1,520
$400 to $449: 1,683
$450 to $499: 1,942
$500 to $549: 2,329
$550 to $599: 2,328
$600 to $649: 2,420
$650 to $699: 2,330
$700 to $749: 1,651
$750 to $799: 1,381
$800 to $899: 1,929
$900 to $999: 807
$1,000 to $1,249: 752
$1,250 to $1,499: 131
$1,500 to $1,999: 93
$2,000 or more: 89
No cash rent: 1,249

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 702 1990 to 1994: 394 1985 to 1989: 246 1980 to 1984: 168 1975 to 1979: 131 1970 to 1974: 87 1970 to 1974: 73 1965 to 1969: 302

Jackson, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,199 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1781
5 to 9 minutes: 7898
10 to 14 minutes: 14718
15 to 19 minutes: 19052
20 to 24 minutes: 14431
25 to 29 minutes: 3261
30 to 34 minutes: 8119
35 to 39 minutes: 537
40 to 44 minutes: 711
45 to 59 minutes: 1931
60 to 89 minutes: 1217
90 or more minutes: 1191

Jackson mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 58,712 (77%)
Carpooled: 13,032 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 724 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 21 (0%)
Railroad: 7 (0%)
Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 146 (0%)
Motorcycle: 21 (0%)
Bicycle: 30 (0%)
Walked: 1,557 (2%)
Other means: 579 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,199 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 11415
$10,000 to $14,999: 5901
$15,000 to $19,999: 5653
$20,000 to $24,999: 5281
$25,000 to $29,999: 5240
$30,000 to $34,999: 4377
$35,000 to $39,999: 4059
$40,000 to $44,999: 3874
$45,000 to $49,999: 2823
$50,000 to $59,999: 4937
$60,000 to $74,999: 5144
$75,000 to $99,999: 4158
$100,000 to $124,999: 1764
$125,000 to $149,999: 797
$150,000 to $199,999: 808
$200,000 or more: 1551

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 113696

United States or American: 8353

English: 6459

Irish: 4142

Scotch-Irish: 3256

German: 3049

Subsaharan African:: 2023

African: 1887

Scottish: 1614

French (except Basque): 1132

Italian: 923

European: 875

Dutch: 438

British: 330

Norwegian: 326

Arab:: 312

Polish: 297

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 285

Welsh: 231

Lebanese: 220

French Canadian: 191

Greek: 147

Danish: 139

Nigerian: 132

Acadian/Cajun: 111

Iranian: 106

Jamaican: 88

Haitian: 85

Swedish: 78

Canadian: 70

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 68

Austrian: 66

Russian: 61

Lithuanian: 51

Czech: 49

Arab/Arabic: 40

Belgian: 37

Swiss: 36

Celtic: 36

Yugoslavian: 31

Egyptian: 29

Eastern European: 25

West Indian: 24

Hungarian: 19

Armenian: 18

Czechoslovakian: 15

Scandinavian: 14

Syrian: 13

Israeli: 13

Ukrainian: 12

Jordanian: 10

Barbadian: 10

Belizean: 10

Icelander: 9

Romanian: 9

Albanian: 7

Estonian: 7

Slovene: 6

Australian: 6

Croatian: 6

Afghan: 5

Ethiopian: 4

Slavic: 4

Pennsylvania German: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (17%)
Mexico (12%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Nigeria (4%)
Vietnam (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 152572
Northeast: 1979
Midwest: 7744
South: 16536
West: 2505

53% of Jackson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 563
Nursery to 4th grade: 360
5th and 6th grade: 805
7th and 8th grade: 1,520
9th grade: 1,102
10th grade: 1,670
11th grade: 2,307
12th grade, no diploma: 2,511
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,482
Less than 1 year of college: 2,948
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,843
Associate degree: 2,386
Bachelor's degree: 7,672
Master's degree: 2,527
Professional school degree: 1,947
Doctorate degree: 610

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 523
Nursery to 4th grade: 319
5th and 6th grade: 798
7th and 8th grade: 1,964
9th grade: 1,375
10th grade: 1,889
11th grade: 2,317
12th grade, no diploma: 2,749
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,859
Less than 1 year of college: 4,310
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,093
Associate degree: 3,542
Bachelor's degree: 10,724
Master's degree: 4,598
Professional school degree: 1,058
Doctorate degree: 363

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 17.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 38.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,084
Black householders: $27,411
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,249
Asian householders: $33,268
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $11,321
Some other race householders: $26,994
Two or more races householders: $8,133
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,849

Jackson household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jackson household income for Black householders

Jackson household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Jackson marital status for males

Jackson marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,329
Black or African American householders: $72,762
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $84,202
Asian householders: $277,084
Some other race householders: $98,170
Two or more races householders: $87,927
Hispanic or Latino householders: $85,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 50,274
One, attached: 2,652
Two: 3,038
3 or 4: 4,925
5 to 9: 5,802
10 to 19: 2,051
20 to 49: 1,515
50 or more: 4,472
Mobile homes: 867
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 69

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,199

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jackson:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,831

Here:	11.5%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,393

Here:	12.3%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,285

Here:	27.2%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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