Demographics of Jackson city, Mississippi

Jackson city, Mississippi had 141,196 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −11,829 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson city, in four figures

141,196
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 146,631 ±64.; −7.7%
Change since July 2020: −11,829 people.; 34.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,071 ±$1,821
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jackson city, Mississippi's population shrank 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Jackson city, Mississippi's population shrank 7.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	153,025	100.0	100.0
2021	149,528	97.7	100.2
2022	145,870	95.3	100.7
2023	143,623	93.9	101.6
2024	142,042	92.8	102.5
2025	141,196	92.3	103.1

Population of Jackson city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	153,025	—
2021	149,528	−3,497
2022	145,870	−3,658
2023	143,623	−2,247
2024	142,042	−1,581
2025	141,196	−846

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±0.6: for men 32.7 ±0.4 and for women 36.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	9,893 ±381	6.7% ±0.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	25,172 ±1,301	17.2% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,338 ±884	11.1% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	40,555 ±1,169	27.7% ±0.8	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	32,665 ±1,105	22.3% ±0.8	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,008 ±1,055	15.0% ±0.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,071 ±$1,821, and income per person $26,811 ±$886, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	18,374 ±1,278	29.9% ±2.0	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,568 ±1,051	27.0% ±1.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,646 ±954	15.7% ±1.5	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,735 ±991	11.0% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,541 ±635	9.0% ±1.0	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,424 ±449	3.9% ±0.7	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,127 ±317	3.5% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	39,303 ±2,572	27.9% ±1.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	14,121 ±1,323	40.9% ±3.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	18,234 ±1,349	24.0% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,948 ±703	23.0% ±2.1	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	74,871 ±781	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±1.3	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±1.0	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.6% ±1.6	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.4% ±2.0	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$111,700 ±$5,871	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,055 ±$23	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±1	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jackson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,483 ±371	2.4% ±0.3	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,514 ±889	13.3% ±0.6	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	119,812 ±1,209	81.7% ±0.8	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	407 ±167	0.3% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	66 to 420	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 593	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,860 ±781	2.0% ±0.5	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jackson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	122,517 ±1,362	83.6% ±0.9	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,365 ±1,239	14.6% ±0.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	443 ±153	0.3% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,306 ±482	1.6% ±0.3	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	556 ±162	0.4% ±0.1	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,750 ±483	1.2% ±0.3	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Jackson city among the places of Mississippi

1st of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Jackson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jackson city	146,631 ±64
Gulfport city	73,003 ±40
Southaven city	56,226 ±36
Biloxi city	48,861 ±47
Hattiesburg city	48,619 ±32
Olive Branch city	47,019 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Jackson city, Mississippi

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026