96.9% of residents of Jackson speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
98.3% of residents of Jackson speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English less than very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
22.3% of residents of Jackson speak English at home.
50.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English less than very well).
31.6% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.7% (33,083)
Foreign born:
83.5% (430)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.3% (795)
Foreign born:
22.8% (118)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
99.4% (122,890)
Foreign born:
97.0% (166)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
37.2% (61)
Foreign born:
4.7% (39)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
63.3% (105)
Foreign born:
94.8% (792)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
55.3% (265)
Foreign born:
0.9% (7)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
45.3% (217)
Foreign born:
100.0% (866)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
92.9% (1,147)
Foreign born:
99.6% (28)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
7.0% (86)
Foreign born:
35.4% (10)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.8% (32,500)
Foreign born:
92.0% (413)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.3% (760)
Foreign born:
20.5% (92)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
68.6% (1,031)
Foreign born:
3.1% (41)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
28.4% (427)
Foreign born:
96.7% (1,254)
2,103 residents are foreign born
This city:
1.1%
Mississippi:
1.4%
Median age by place of birth - Jackson
Place of birth - Jackson White
Place of birth - Jackson Black or African American
Place of birth - Jackson American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Jackson Asian
Place of birth - Jackson Other race
Place of birth - Jackson Two or more races
Place of birth - Jackson White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Jackson Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Jackson
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Jackson
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Jackson
Place of birth by age - Jackson
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.5%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 12.4%
Females:
Never married: 27.2%
Now married: 38.7%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 19.9%
Divorced: 13.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (30)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.6% (3,043)
Unmarried:
61.4% (4,835)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 52.0%
Now married: 27.2%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 15.4%
Females:
Never married: 52.3%
Now married: 21.0%
Separated: 4.7%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 15.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
15.3% (315)
Unmarried:
84.7% (1,739)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.4% (8,447)
Unmarried:
77.6% (29,234)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.7%
Now married: 37.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 9.2%
Now married: 27.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 43.2%
Divorced: 30.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
95.4% (28)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.4%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 33.9%
Now married: 47.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 14.7%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
45.4% (148)
Unmarried:
58.3% (190)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.6%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.5%
Females:
Never married: 45.3%
Now married: 29.6%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 20.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
126.6% (20)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
17.2% (55)
Unmarried:
77.2% (246)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 70.1%
Now married: 14.0%
Separated: 10.4%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 6.0%
Females:
Never married: 32.7%
Now married: 14.3%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 47.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
23.6% (1)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
4.1% (20)
Unmarried:
97.8% (482)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.5%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 12.4%
Females:
Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 39.1%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 20.5%
Divorced: 13.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (30)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.6% (2,921)
Unmarried:
60.4% (4,463)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 43.7%
Now married: 49.0%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.9%
Females:
Never married: 33.0%
Now married: 40.3%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 12.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.1% (49)
Unmarried:
29.7% (21)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
29.9% (198)
Unmarried:
70.9% (469)
Ancestries in Jackson (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 116,920 (63.5%)
United States - 8,353 (4.5%)
English - 8,164 (4.4%)
Irish - 6,017 (3.3%)
German - 4,563 (2.5%)
Scotch-Irish - 3,759 (2.0%)
Scottish - 2,114 (1.1%)
Subsaharan African - 2,089 (1.1%)
French - 1,797 (1.0%)
Italian - 1,125 (0.6%)
Dutch - 698 (0.4%)
Welsh - 404 (0.2%)
Polish - 371 (0.2%)
Norwegian - 358 (0.2%)
French Canadian - 345 (0.2%)
Arab - 338 (0.2%)
West Indian - 312 (0.2%)
Danish - 177 (0.10%)
Greek - 163 (0.09%)
Swedish - 159 (0.09%)
Czech - 142 (0.08%)
Russian - 78 (0.04%)
Swiss - 69 (0.04%)
Lithuanian - 61 (0.03%)
Hungarian - 19 (0.01%)
Ukrainian - 19 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 30,511 (84.5%)
Black or African American: 100,900 (76.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 223 (81.6%)
Asian: 618 (57.8%)
Other race: 814 (56.5%)
Two or more races: 1,142 (87.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 29,831 (84.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 2,389 (76.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,685 (4.7%)
Black or African American: 23,258 (17.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 32 (11.9%)
Asian: 174 (16.3%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 48 (38.4%)
Other race: 126 (8.7%)
Two or more races: 149 (11.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,685 (4.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 255 (8.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 1,564 (4.3%)
Black or African American: 5,324 (4.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 8 (3.1%)
Asian: 23 (2.2%)
Other race: 8 (0.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,564 (4.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 8 (0.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
1.1%
1.4%