What is the population of Jackson County, Mississippi?

The population of Jackson County, Mississippi is 145,605, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Jackson County, Mississippi?

The median household income in Jackson County, Mississippi is $65,267, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Jackson County, Mississippi is $141,610, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Jackson County, Mississippi is 7.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education D

Metric	Jackson County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Population	145,605	2,949,037	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	139.6	60.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.36%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	38.4	36.3	37.1
Households	57,027	1,131,698	128,459,983

Year	Jackson County

Group	Share

Jackson County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Jackson County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,267	$55,084	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.23%	4.47%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Jackson County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$141,610	$119,791	$242,182
Median rent	$1,087	$923	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.0%	69.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Jackson County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.5	21.4	22.5
Work from home	6.2%	5.3%	13.4%

Jackson County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Jackson County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	21.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.52	2.54

Jackson County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Jackson County	Mississippi Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.1	74.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.8%	23.5%	16.3%
Smokers	20.0%	22.1%	19.0%