US City Guide:

Jackson,

Mississippi

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

 
 

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