Jackson City, Mississippi

Jackson City is a United States city located in the Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties, Mississippi, United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 184256 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 173861, It is most populous in Mississippi. The city comprises an area of 106.82 square miles (276.66 sq km), of which, 104.9 square miles (271.69 sq km) of it is land and 1.92 square miles (4.97 sq km) of it is water, it is the largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks eighth in the size of its inland waterways in Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 184256 people, 67841 households, and 44488 families living in the city. The population density was 1756.4 people per square mile (678.15/kmē), it is the 22nd most populated city in terms of population density. There were 75678 housing units at an average density of 721.4 per square mile (278.53/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.61 persons, and the average family size was 3.24 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males. The median age of the city's population was 31 years, the median age of male residents at 29.1 and the median age of female residents at 32.8. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 51208 White, 130151 Black or African American, 236 American Indian, 1056 Asian, 24 Native Hawaiian, 1237 from two or more races and 344 Ohter races.

Jackson city Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Jackson city Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Jackson City Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $30414, making it the 96th highest city by median household income in Mississippi. The median income for a family in the city was $36003, it would be the 118th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the city was $17116, making it the 65th highest city by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income is $18774, Median income for males is $21514, compared with $16485 for females.

In 2000, 58360 pupils and students, of which 27981 are male and 30379 are female, 31.67% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 4601 nursery or pri school, 3349 kindergarten, 24560 elementary school, 11328 high school and 14522 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census184256
April 2000 Estimate184260
July 2000 Estimate183741
July 2001 Estimate181668
July 2002 Estimate179979
July 2003 Estimate179046
July 2004 Estimate178931
July 2005 Estimate177579
July 2006 Estimate177999
July 2007 Estimate175763
July 2008 Estimate173861
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school223423674601
Kindergarten162817213349
Elementary school123891217124560
High school5732559611328
College or graduate school5998852414522
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Jackson city, Mississippi$30414$36003$17116
Hinds County, Mississippi$33991$40525$17785
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587