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Jackson Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 497,197
Land Area (2000): 9,650.669 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 179.147 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	695,896	69.67%
Rural, Farm	13,284	1.33%
Rural, Non-farm	289,642	29.00%

Jackson Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Jackson Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	222,805	210,450	12,355	5.55%	56
1991	224,491	209,990	14,500	6.46%	64
1992	225,516	211,884	13,632	6.04%	60
1993	227,500	215,539	11,961	5.26%	53
1994	232,022	221,037	10,985	4.73%	47
1995	236,320	225,885	10,435	4.42%	44
1996	240,614	230,793	9,822	4.08%	41
1997	244,627	234,797	9,830	4.02%	40
1998	248,568	238,696	9,872	3.97%	40
1999	246,638	237,013	9,625	3.90%	39
2000	249,204	237,302	11,902	4.78%	48
2001	253,632	242,534	11,098	4.38%	44
2002	252,190	238,736	13,454	5.33%	53
2003	257,086	244,010	13,076	5.09%	51
2004	264,092	250,358	13,734	5.20%	52
2005	263,930	248,101	15,829	6.00%	60
2006	260,451	246,845	13,606	5.22%	52
2007	261,510	247,921	13,589	5.20%	52
2008	262,804	247,990	14,813	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	220,056	207,195	12,861	5.84%	58
Feb 1990	221,334	209,676	11,658	5.27%	53
Mar 1990	221,295	210,495	10,800	4.88%	49
Apr 1990	222,067	210,399	11,668	5.25%	53
May 1990	222,576	210,718	11,858	5.33%	53
Jun 1990	226,121	212,642	13,479	5.96%	60
Jul 1990	226,566	214,554	12,012	5.30%	53
Aug 1990	221,012	208,068	12,944	5.86%	59
Sep 1990	221,087	208,927	12,160	5.50%	55
Oct 1990	222,398	209,233	13,165	5.92%	59
Nov 1990	223,630	210,604	13,026	5.82%	58
Dec 1990	225,518	212,887	12,631	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	222,171	208,088	14,083	6.34%	63
Feb 1991	224,361	209,181	15,180	6.77%	68
Mar 1991	224,358	208,979	15,379	6.85%	69
Apr 1991	224,436	209,576	14,860	6.62%	66
May 1991	225,941	209,569	16,372	7.25%	72
Jun 1991	230,909	212,396	18,513	8.02%	80
Jul 1991	230,610	214,701	15,909	6.90%	69
Aug 1991	223,046	207,896	15,150	6.79%	68
Sep 1991	222,385	208,994	13,391	6.02%	60
Oct 1991	221,510	208,598	12,912	5.83%	58
Nov 1991	221,703	210,370	11,333	5.11%	51
Dec 1991	222,460	211,537	10,923	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	221,197	207,888	13,309	6.02%	60
Feb 1992	222,664	209,224	13,440	6.04%	60
Mar 1992	222,462	209,632	12,830	5.77%	58
Apr 1992	222,322	210,016	12,306	5.54%	55
May 1992	224,799	210,744	14,055	6.25%	63
Jun 1992	231,872	214,215	17,657	7.61%	76
Jul 1992	232,701	217,235	15,466	6.65%	66
Aug 1992	227,804	213,024	14,780	6.49%	65
Sep 1992	225,953	212,480	13,473	5.96%	60
Oct 1992	223,766	210,858	12,908	5.77%	58
Nov 1992	224,557	212,643	11,914	5.31%	53
Dec 1992	226,100	214,651	11,449	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	221,642	209,311	12,331	5.56%	56
Feb 1993	224,412	212,252	12,160	5.42%	54
Mar 1993	225,578	212,803	12,775	5.66%	57
Apr 1993	226,125	213,577	12,548	5.55%	55
May 1993	228,627	215,124	13,503	5.91%	59
Jun 1993	233,594	218,632	14,962	6.41%	64
Jul 1993	232,054	219,895	12,159	5.24%	52
Aug 1993	229,105	216,953	12,152	5.30%	53
Sep 1993	226,163	214,903	11,260	4.98%	50
Oct 1993	227,153	216,034	11,119	4.89%	49
Nov 1993	227,834	218,478	9,356	4.11%	41
Dec 1993	227,715	218,508	9,207	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	227,896	216,218	11,678	5.12%	51
Feb 1994	229,390	218,178	11,212	4.89%	49
Mar 1994	228,095	217,007	11,088	4.86%	49
Apr 1994	228,705	217,638	11,067	4.84%	48
May 1994	231,238	219,500	11,738	5.08%	51
Jun 1994	236,740	223,182	13,558	5.73%	57
Jul 1994	237,158	225,165	11,993	5.06%	51
Aug 1994	234,171	222,435	11,736	5.01%	50
Sep 1994	230,656	220,984	9,672	4.19%	42
Oct 1994	232,711	222,414	10,297	4.42%	44
Nov 1994	233,080	223,830	9,250	3.97%	40
Dec 1994	234,425	225,897	8,528	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	230,400	220,505	9,895	4.29%	43
Feb 1995	231,473	222,973	8,500	3.67%	37
Mar 1995	232,617	223,695	8,922	3.84%	38
Apr 1995	233,947	224,231	9,716	4.15%	42
May 1995	235,648	224,564	11,084	4.70%	47
Jun 1995	238,968	226,587	12,381	5.18%	52
Jul 1995	241,414	230,322	11,092	4.59%	46
Aug 1995	239,177	226,760	12,417	5.19%	52
Sep 1995	236,688	224,743	11,945	5.05%	50
Oct 1995	238,251	227,193	11,058	4.64%	46
Nov 1995	238,205	229,379	8,826	3.71%	37
Dec 1995	239,053	229,673	9,380	3.92%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	236,488	225,204	11,284	4.77%	48
Feb 1996	238,472	228,270	10,202	4.28%	43
Mar 1996	239,815	230,217	9,598	4.00%	40
Apr 1996	237,901	228,391	9,510	4.00%	40
May 1996	240,496	230,062	10,434	4.34%	43
Jun 1996	244,095	232,562	11,533	4.72%	47
Jul 1996	244,119	233,530	10,589	4.34%	43
Aug 1996	239,594	230,099	9,495	3.96%	40
Sep 1996	238,478	229,651	8,827	3.70%	37
Oct 1996	241,127	231,161	9,966	4.13%	41
Nov 1996	242,382	233,733	8,649	3.57%	36
Dec 1996	244,404	236,631	7,773	3.18%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	240,600	230,084	10,516	4.37%	44
Feb 1997	241,319	231,827	9,492	3.93%	39
Mar 1997	243,269	233,606	9,663	3.97%	40
Apr 1997	241,697	233,331	8,366	3.46%	35
May 1997	244,468	234,719	9,749	3.99%	40
Jun 1997	248,089	236,191	11,898	4.80%	48
Jul 1997	249,408	238,553	10,855	4.35%	44
Aug 1997	244,995	234,463	10,532	4.30%	43
Sep 1997	244,097	233,665	10,432	4.27%	43
Oct 1997	244,950	234,682	10,268	4.19%	42
Nov 1997	245,954	237,556	8,398	3.41%	34
Dec 1997	246,676	238,881	7,795	3.16%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	243,388	233,507	9,881	4.06%	41
Feb 1998	245,032	236,139	8,893	3.63%	36
Mar 1998	247,416	237,683	9,733	3.93%	39
Apr 1998	247,177	238,912	8,265	3.34%	33
May 1998	249,911	239,405	10,506	4.20%	42
Jun 1998	252,262	240,721	11,541	4.58%	46
Jul 1998	252,418	241,763	10,655	4.22%	42
Aug 1998	249,404	238,593	10,811	4.33%	43
Sep 1998	248,873	238,738	10,135	4.07%	41
Oct 1998	250,030	239,251	10,779	4.31%	43
Nov 1998	248,136	239,591	8,545	3.44%	34
Dec 1998	248,768	240,051	8,717	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	244,567	234,230	10,337	4.23%	42
Feb 1999	244,941	236,394	8,547	3.49%	35
Mar 1999	245,778	236,898	8,880	3.61%	36
Apr 1999	244,789	236,804	7,985	3.26%	33
May 1999	247,345	237,617	9,728	3.93%	39
Jun 1999	249,111	238,292	10,819	4.34%	43
Jul 1999	249,272	238,872	10,400	4.17%	42
Aug 1999	245,261	235,070	10,191	4.16%	42
Sep 1999	245,429	235,247	10,182	4.15%	41
Oct 1999	247,289	236,564	10,725	4.34%	43
Nov 1999	246,546	237,812	8,734	3.54%	35
Dec 1999	249,328	240,353	8,975	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	244,430	231,354	13,076	5.35%	53
Feb 2000	246,947	234,862	12,085	4.89%	49
Mar 2000	247,743	235,095	12,648	5.11%	51
Apr 2000	247,563	236,877	10,686	4.32%	43
May 2000	249,556	235,985	13,571	5.44%	54
Jun 2000	254,115	239,469	14,646	5.76%	58
Jul 2000	253,313	240,178	13,135	5.19%	52
Aug 2000	249,273	237,045	12,228	4.91%	49
Sep 2000	246,816	236,132	10,684	4.33%	43
Oct 2000	248,792	237,514	11,278	4.53%	45
Nov 2000	250,221	240,263	9,958	3.98%	40
Dec 2000	251,680	242,854	8,826	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	252,055	241,506	10,549	4.19%	42
Feb 2001	254,346	244,362	9,984	3.93%	39
Mar 2001	254,977	244,160	10,817	4.24%	42
Apr 2001	255,373	246,167	9,206	3.60%	36
May 2001	257,057	246,396	10,661	4.15%	41
Jun 2001	253,829	242,287	11,542	4.55%	45
Jul 2001	254,634	244,016	10,618	4.17%	42
Aug 2001	249,907	238,515	11,392	4.56%	46
Sep 2001	250,428	239,358	11,070	4.42%	44
Oct 2001	251,792	239,515	12,277	4.88%	49
Nov 2001	253,078	240,948	12,130	4.79%	48
Dec 2001	256,112	243,181	12,931	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	250,046	234,798	15,248	6.10%	61
Feb 2002	252,034	238,761	13,273	5.27%	53
Mar 2002	251,850	238,129	13,721	5.45%	54
Apr 2002	251,728	238,820	12,908	5.13%	51
May 2002	252,194	238,589	13,605	5.39%	54
Jun 2002	256,170	241,082	15,088	5.89%	59
Jul 2002	255,368	241,750	13,618	5.33%	53
Aug 2002	250,801	238,040	12,761	5.09%	51
Sep 2002	251,030	238,878	12,152	4.84%	48
Oct 2002	250,726	237,453	13,273	5.29%	53
Nov 2002	251,092	238,464	12,628	5.03%	50
Dec 2002	253,237	240,064	13,173	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	251,839	237,226	14,613	5.80%	58
Feb 2003	253,491	240,456	13,035	5.14%	51
Mar 2003	254,291	240,987	13,304	5.23%	52
Apr 2003	253,892	240,805	13,087	5.15%	52
May 2003	255,223	241,075	14,148	5.54%	55
Jun 2003	261,284	244,271	17,013	6.51%	65
Jul 2003	263,607	249,119	14,488	5.50%	55
Aug 2003	256,911	244,511	12,400	4.83%	48
Sep 2003	255,815	244,441	11,374	4.45%	44
Oct 2003	258,268	245,762	12,506	4.84%	48
Nov 2003	259,248	248,633	10,615	4.09%	41
Dec 2003	261,158	250,835	10,323	3.95%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	259,271	246,720	12,551	4.84%	48
Feb 2004	260,258	249,005	11,253	4.32%	43
Mar 2004	261,639	250,325	11,314	4.32%	43
Apr 2004	262,003	250,742	11,261	4.30%	43
May 2004	263,859	250,522	13,337	5.05%	51
Jun 2004	269,232	253,463	15,769	5.86%	59
Jul 2004	269,277	254,123	15,154	5.63%	56
Aug 2004	263,346	249,343	14,003	5.32%	53
Sep 2004	263,634	249,082	14,552	5.52%	55
Oct 2004	264,464	248,652	15,812	5.98%	60
Nov 2004	265,333	250,367	14,966	5.64%	56
Dec 2004	266,787	251,952	14,835	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	263,148	246,606	16,542	6.29%	63
Feb 2005	264,487	248,949	15,538	5.87%	59
Mar 2005	265,405	249,988	15,417	5.81%	58
Apr 2005	263,918	249,011	14,907	5.65%	56
May 2005	264,552	248,450	16,102	6.09%	61
Jun 2005	269,027	250,859	18,168	6.75%	68
Jul 2005	268,216	251,594	16,622	6.20%	62
Aug 2005	264,071	248,360	15,711	5.95%	59
Sep 2005	258,728	243,592	15,136	5.85%	59
Oct 2005	260,502	244,724	15,778	6.06%	61
Nov 2005	261,697	245,778	15,919	6.08%	61
Dec 2005	263,409	249,296	14,113	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	258,584	243,922	14,662	5.67%	57
Feb 2006	259,760	245,923	13,837	5.33%	53
Mar 2006	258,805	246,212	12,593	4.87%	49
Apr 2006	257,627	245,474	12,153	4.72%	47
May 2006	259,566	246,603	12,963	4.99%	50
Jun 2006	264,944	249,523	15,421	5.82%	58
Jul 2006	265,561	249,541	16,020	6.03%	60
Aug 2006	259,067	245,610	13,457	5.19%	52
Sep 2006	256,966	244,103	12,863	5.01%	50
Oct 2006	259,727	246,762	12,965	4.99%	50
Nov 2006	261,171	248,008	13,163	5.04%	50
Dec 2006	263,629	250,455	13,174	5.00%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	258,906	244,759	14,147	5.46%	55
Feb 2007	259,030	245,062	13,968	5.39%	54
Mar 2007	260,230	246,212	14,018	5.39%	54
Apr 2007	259,397	246,552	12,845	4.95%	50
May 2007	260,675	248,026	12,649	4.85%	49
Jun 2007	266,653	251,572	15,081	5.66%	57
Jul 2007	267,273	252,113	15,160	5.67%	57
Aug 2007	259,786	246,819	12,967	4.99%	50
Sep 2007	259,097	245,904	13,193	5.09%	51
Oct 2007	261,462	248,168	13,294	5.08%	51
Nov 2007	262,147	249,822	12,325	4.70%	47
Dec 2007	263,469	250,043	13,426	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	260,967	247,655	13,312	5.10%	51
Feb 2008	258,892	246,777	12,115	4.68%	47
Mar 2008	259,985	247,451	12,534	4.82%	48
Apr 2008	262,587	250,592	11,995	4.57%	46
May 2008	264,103	249,953	14,150	5.36%	54
Jun 2008	267,517	249,888	17,629	6.59%	66
Jul 2008	268,608	249,663	18,945	7.05%	71
Aug 2008	262,556	245,979	16,577	6.31%	63
Sep 2008	260,018	243,954	16,064	6.18%	62
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Jackson Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	26,978	11.90%
2.	Public Administration	14,786	6.52%
3.	Health Care	12,350	5.45%
4.	Educational Services	11,268	4.97%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	11,054	4.87%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,938	4.82%
7.	Finance and Insurance	9,164	4.04%
8.	Truck Transportation	7,896	3.48%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,600	3.35%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	7,208	3.18%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5,902	2.60%
12.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	5,884	2.59%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,098	2.25%
14.	Other Transportation	3,966	1.75%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,730	1.64%
16.	Food Manufacturing	3,722	1.64%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	3,456	1.52%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,428	1.51%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	3,356	1.48%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	3,346	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	37,912	17.23%
2.	Educational Services	28,916	13.14%
3.	Finance and Insurance	18,422	8.37%
4.	Public Administration	15,366	6.99%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	14,318	6.51%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	10,454	4.75%
7.	Social Assistance	7,854	3.57%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	6,310	2.87%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	6,012	2.73%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	5,396	2.45%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,072	2.31%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,958	2.25%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	4,330	1.97%
14.	Food Manufacturing	3,124	1.42%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,032	1.38%
16.	Construction	3,002	1.36%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,408	1.09%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,382	1.08%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	2,282	1.04%
20.	Private Household Services	1,976	0.90%

Jackson Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	12,624	5.57%
2.	Other Management Occupations	10,934	4.82%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	10,198	4.50%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,874	4.35%
5.	Other Production Occupations	9,088	4.01%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	9,002	3.97%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	8,508	3.75%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,810	3.44%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,968	3.07%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	6,580	2.90%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,920	2.61%
12.	Top Executives	5,802	2.56%
13.	Other Construction Trades	5,066	2.23%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,502	1.99%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,366	1.93%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	4,098	1.81%
17.	Computer Specialists	4,026	1.78%
18.	Carpenters	3,920	1.73%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,770	1.66%
20.	Engineers	3,582	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	15,600	7.09%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	14,640	6.66%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	12,352	5.62%
4.	Registered Nurses	9,152	4.16%
5.	Cashiers	8,970	4.08%
6.	Other Management Occupations	7,544	3.43%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,430	3.38%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	7,014	3.19%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,724	3.06%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	6,578	2.99%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	6,226	2.83%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,510	2.50%
13.	Other Production Occupations	5,058	2.30%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	5,052	2.30%
15.	Accountants and Auditors	4,828	2.19%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,770	2.17%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,750	2.16%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	4,540	2.06%
19.	Child Care Workers	4,238	1.93%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	4,116	1.87%

Jackson Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	423,608	56.04%
15-35 hours	77,691	10.28%
1-14 hours	21,549	2.85%
No regular hours	233,094	30.83%

Jackson Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	12,193	2.82%
5 AM-5:29 AM	9,003	2.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	13,895	3.22%
6 AM-6:29 AM	35,380	8.20%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	55,755	12.91%
7 AM-7:29 AM	87,235	20.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	83,139	19.26%
8 AM-8:29 AM	36,882	8.54%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14,915	3.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	16,783	3.89%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	7,428	1.72%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,662	0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM	26,472	6.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM	28,969	6.71%

Jackson Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	11,897	2.76%
5-9	37,808	8.76%
10-14	63,682	14.75%
15-19	82,154	19.03%
20-24	78,713	18.23%
25-29	27,767	6.43%
30-34	65,855	15.25%
35-39	9,353	2.17%
40-44	10,183	2.36%
45-59	24,230	5.61%
60-89	11,060	2.56%
At least 90	9,009	2.09%

Jackson Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,333	0.31%	300,688	69.65%
30-44	487	0.11%	84,904	19.67%
45-59	246	0.06%	23,984	5.56%
At least 60	670	0.16%	19,399	4.49%

Jackson Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	138	0.03%
Car / truck / van, carpool	63,080	14.30%
Car / truck / van, solo	355,733	80.63%
Motorcycle	194	0.04%
Other	3,177	0.72%
Public transportation	2,736	0.62%
Walked	6,653	1.51%
Worked at home	9,502	2.15%

Jackson Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 361,656 (955,762 people)
: 257,468 (816,188 people)
: 94,984
: 505,238
Jackson Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	45,841	12.62%
$10,000-$14,999	26,073	7.18%
$15,000-$19,999	24,202	6.66%
$20,000-$24,999	25,895	7.13%
$25,000-$29,999	24,409	6.72%
$30,000-$34,999	24,083	6.63%
$35,000-$39,999	22,056	6.07%
$40,000-$44,999	20,796	5.73%
$45,000-$49,999	17,286	4.76%
$50,000-$59,999	31,158	8.58%
$60,000-$74,999	35,934	9.89%
$75,000-$99,999	31,983	8.81%
$100,000-$124,999	14,431	3.97%
$125,000-$149,999	6,453	1.78%
$150,000-$199,999	5,625	1.55%
$200,000 or more	6,972	1.92%

Jackson Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	45,091	24.97%
Family, 2 people	48,494	26.86%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,498	3.60%
Family, 3 people	32,321	17.90%
Nonfamily, 3 people	844	0.47%
Family, 4 people	26,926	14.91%
Nonfamily, 4 people	287	0.16%
Family, 5 people	12,309	6.82%
Nonfamily, 5 people	95	0.05%
Family, 6 people	4,496	2.49%
Nonfamily, 6 people	41	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	3,116	1.73%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	38	0.02%

Jackson Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	297,603	31.68%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	93,356	9.94%
Public Assistance	12,025	1.28%
Retirement	53,763	5.72%
Self Employment	38,768	4.13%
Social Security	87,245	9.29%
Supplemental Security	21,562	2.29%
Wage / Salary	288,852	30.74%
Other	46,371	4.94%

Jackson Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	92,191	52.20%
With children under 18	84,437	47.80%

Jackson Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	32,931	9.11%
Married	199,456	55.20%
Never Married	120,188	33.26%
Widowed	8,746	2.42%

Jackson Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	47,470	11.57%
Married	201,831	49.17%
Never Married	116,792	28.45%
Widowed	44,360	10.81%

Jackson Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Jackson Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	42,523	5.87%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	111,226	15.35%
High school diploma or equivalent	173,129	23.89%
Some college, no degree	184,926	25.52%
Associate degree	43,726	6.03%
Bachelors degree	113,525	15.66%
Graduate or professional degree	55,703	7.69%

Jackson Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	11,781	2.37%	10,413	2.09%	22,194	4.46%
Kindergarten	12,975	2.61%	3,485	0.70%	16,460	3.31%
Grades 1-4	56,124	11.29%	8,678	1.75%	64,802	13.03%
Grades 5-8	56,703	11.40%	7,643	1.54%	64,346	12.94%
Grades 9-12	53,242	10.71%	7,783	1.57%	61,025	12.27%
Undergrad college	36,842	7.41%	14,424	2.90%	51,266	10.31%
Graduate or professional school	6,939	1.40%	3,028	0.61%	9,967	2.00%
Total	234,606	47.19%	55,454	11.15%	290,060	58.34%

Jackson Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Jackson Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	798,606	82.96%
Below Poverty Level	164,079	17.04%

Jackson Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 4,338

Jackson Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Jackson Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	74,523	14.99%
10-19 Years	79,168	15.92%
20-29 Years	72,969	14.68%
30-39 Years	74,036	14.89%
40-49 Years	74,496	14.98%
50-59 Years	51,360	10.33%
60-69 Years	32,672	6.57%
70-79 Years	24,202	4.87%
80-89 Years	11,263	2.27%
90+ Years	2,508	0.50%

Jackson Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	237,004	47.67%
Female	260,193	52.33%

Jackson Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	261,282	52.55%
African-American	224,227	45.10%
Hispanic/Latino	4,890	0.98%
Asian	3,290	0.66%
Multiracial	2,600	0.52%
Amerindian	597	0.12%
Other Race	245	0.05%
Pacific Islander	66	0.01%

Jackson Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	109,756	27.76%
2.	English	62,991	15.93%
3.	Irish	61,203	15.48%
4.	German	40,988	10.37%
5.	Scotch Irish	26,301	6.65%
6.	French Non-Basque	15,756	3.98%
7.	Scottish	15,209	3.85%
8.	Italian	10,485	2.65%
9.	European	8,487	2.15%
10.	African	7,959	2.01%

Jackson Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	894,575	96.57%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	17,041	1.84%
3.	French	4,314	0.47%
4.	German	1,540	0.17%
5.	Chinese	1,070	0.12%
6.	Other Native North American	672	0.07%
7.	Hindi	668	0.07%
8.	Arabic	592	0.06%
9.	Vietnamese	552	0.06%
10.	Other Asian	532	0.06%

Jackson Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	986,372	98.75%
Naturalized immigrant	5,690	0.57%
Not a citizen	6,760	0.68%

Jackson Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jackson Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Copiah County	Madison County	Simpson County
Hinds County	Rankin County

Jackson Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Beauregard	Gallman	Puckett
Bolton	Georgetown	Raymond
Brandon	Harrisville	Richland
Braxton	Hazlehurst	Ridgeland
Byram	Jackson	Sandhill
Camden	Learned	Sharon
Canton	Madison	Star
Clinton	Magee	Terry
Crystal Springs	Mendenhall	Tougaloo
D'Lo	Pearl	Utica
Edwards	Pelahatchie	Wesson
Flora	Piney Woods	Whitfield
Florence	Pinola
Flowood	Pocahontas

Hinds County (250,800)	Madison County (74,674)	Simpson County (27,639)
Rankin County (115,327)	Copiah County (28,757)

Jackson (184,256)	Florence (2,396)	Learned (50)
Clinton (23,347)	Wesson (1,693)	Pinola
Pearl (21,961)	Raymond (1,664)	Gallman
Ridgeland (20,173)	Flora (1,546)	Whitfield
Brandon (16,436)	Pelahatchie (1,461)	Harrisville
Madison (14,692)	Edwards (1,347)	Piney Woods
Canton (12,911)	Utica (966)	Sharon
Byram (7,386)	Terry (664)	Tougaloo
Richland (6,027)	Bolton (629)	Pocahontas
Crystal Springs (5,873)	D'Lo (394)	Camden
Flowood (4,750)	Puckett (354)	Sandhill
Hazlehurst (4,400)	Georgetown (344)	Star
Magee (4,200)	Beauregard (265)
Mendenhall (2,555)	Braxton (181)