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Mississippi·Hinds County
54 tracts·148K people·$112K median·1,326/mi²
Black 82 · White 13 · Hispanic 2 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Living alone 41 · Other 35 · Married couple 24
Health 37 · Professional 21 · Retail 14 · Public admin 12 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 22 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jackson is $111,700 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Jackson has 146,631 residents across 52 census tracts and 46 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 81.7% Black, 13.3% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Multiracial, 0.4% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.9% (Census ACS).
McWillie Elementary School (77%), Casey Elementary School (54%) and North Jackson Elementary School (54%) lead the elementary schools; Bailey APAC Middle School (67%), Midtown Public Charter School (28%) and Kirksey Middle School (25%) lead the middle schools; Jim Hill High School (45%), Forest Hill High School (34%) and Callaway High School (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,055/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jackson is $42,071 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Jackson, median rent is $1,055/month and the median home value is $111,700 (Census ACS).
Jackson reported 10.1 violent crimes and 41.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 59 inches; snowfall averages 1 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jackson are inland flooding (98), hail (97) and tornado (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jackson, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).