Jackson: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 362,000

1990: 395,396

2000: 440,801

Percent change, 1990–2000: 11.5%

U.S. rank in 1980: 92nd

U.S. rank in 1990: 92nd

U.S. rank in 2000: 95th

City Residents

1980: 202,895

1990: 202,062

2000: 184,256

2003 estimate: 179,599

Percent change, 1990–2000: −8.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 71st

U.S. rank in 1990: 78th (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000 127th (State rank: 1st)

Density: 1,756.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 51,208

Black or African American: 130,151

American Indian and Alaska Native: 236

Asian: 1,056

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 24

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,451

Other: 344

Percent of residents born in state: 82.9% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Poplation under 5 years old: 14,438

Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 15,053

Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 14,388

Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 15,418

Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 16,015

Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 26,751

Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 26,944

Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 22,215

Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 7,086

Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 5,887

Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 10,105

Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 7,161

Population 85 years and older: 2,795

Median age: 31 years

Births (2002)

Total number: 2,929

Deaths (2002)

Total number: 1,615 (of which, 36 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $17,116

Median household income: $30,414

Total households: 67,782

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 11,415

$10,000 to $14,999: 5,901

$15,000 to $24,999: 10,934

$25,000 to $34,999: 9,617

$35,000 to $49,999: 10,756

$50,000 to $74,999: 10,081

$75,000 to $99,999: 4,158

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,561

$150,000 to $199,999: 808

$200,000 or more: 1,551

Percent of families below poverty level: 16.6% (of which, 53.5% were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 17,648