Living in Jackson County School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 18,389 households are located in Jackson County School District area. Among them, 5,901 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.39 people. The total number of children in the region is 16,610 and 13,347 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (872) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (2,524) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Jackson County School District, Mississippi
Household	18,389
Population	51,389
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,901 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,610
Total Students	13,347
Pre-Kindergarten	861
Kindergarten	935
Grade 1-8	6,202
Grade 9-12	2,801
College/Graduate School	2,548
Veterans	38,681
Non-citizen	872
Non-English Home Language	2,524
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

40,488 residents are over the age of 16 and 25,029 people are in labor force. Among them, 24,715 people are in civilian labor force and 314 are in armed labor force. 22,756 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Jackson County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,633	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,336	89.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,696	7.49%
Public transportation	10	0.04%
Walked	29	0.13%
Other method	186	0.82%
Worked from home	376	1.66%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,756	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,031	30.90%
Service	4,301	18.90%
Sales and office	5,286	23.23%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,062	13.46%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,076	13.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,756	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	224	0.98%
Construction	1,755	7.71%
Manufacturing	3,156	13.87%
Wholesale trade	425	1.87%
Retail trade	2,596	11.41%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,371	6.02%
Information	235	1.03%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,044	4.59%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,116	4.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,932	21.67%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,859	16.96%
Other services, except public administration	1,045	4.59%
Public administration	998	4.39%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,756	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,912	78.71%
Government workers	3,852	16.93%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	932	4.10%
Unpaid family workers	60	0.26%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,204 for the 18,389 households in Jackson County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $32,160. 44,706 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.48%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,389	-
Less than $10,000	1,118	6.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,054	5.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,855	10.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,673	9.10%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,657	14.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,398	18.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,875	15.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,424	13.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	877	4.77%
More than $200,000	458	2.49%
Median Household Income	$56,700	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,204	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,575	-
Less than $10,000	408	3.24%
$10,000 - $14,999	552	4.39%
$15,000 - $24,999	905	7.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	918	7.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,714	13.63%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,589	20.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,186	17.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,108	16.76%
$150,000 - $199,999	791	6.29%
More than $200,000	404	3.21%

Median Family Income	$66,946	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,005	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,160	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,316	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,316	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	51,104	-
With health insurance coverage	44,706	87.48%
Public coverage	16,663	32.61%
Private health insurance	33,420	65.40%
Without health insurance coverage	6,398	12.52%

Housing

There are 21,587 housing units in Jackson County School District area, Mississippi with 18,389 units (85.19%) occupied. 13,874 houses (75.45%) are occupied by owner and 4,515 houses (24.55%) are rented. The average housing value is $146,700 and the average rental cost is $889. 504 houses (2.33%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 528 houses (2.45%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,587	-
Occupied	18,389	85.19%
Owner Occupied	13,874	75.45%
Renter Occupied	4,515	24.55%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,283	70.80%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	212	0.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,448	11.34%
Mobile Homes	3,644	16.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,587	-
Built 2014 or later	504	2.33%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,051	4.87%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,144	28.46%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,499	20.84%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,107	9.76%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,001	18.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,857	8.60%
Built 1950 - 1959	896	4.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	528	2.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,587	-
1 room	183	0.85%
2 rooms	148	0.69%
3 rooms	1,117	5.17%
4 rooms	3,164	14.66%
5 rooms	5,264	24.39%
6 rooms	5,108	23.66%
7 rooms	2,915	13.50%
8 rooms	1,792	8.30%
9 rooms or more	1,896	8.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,587	-
no bedroom	188	0.87%
1 bedroom	884	4.10%
2 bedrooms	4,210	19.50%
3 bedrooms	12,531	58.05%
4 bedrooms	3,298	15.28%
5 bedrooms or more	476	2.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,874	-
Less than $50,000	1,252	9.02%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,881	20.77%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,981	21.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,549	18.37%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,979	21.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	970	6.99%
$500,000 - $999,999	223	1.61%
$1,000,000 or more	39	0.28%
Median House Value	$146,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,055	-
Less than $500	309	7.62%
$500 - $999	2,383	58.77%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,188	29.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	175	4.32%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$889	-

Demographic

A total of 51,487 people lives in Jackson County School District area, Mississippi with 25,600 male and 25,887 female. The males to female ratio is 49.72 to 50.28. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	51,487	-
Male	25,600	49.72%
Female	25,887	50.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,487	-
Under 5 years	2,788	5.41%
5 - 9 years	3,808	7.40%
10 - 14 years	3,868	7.51%
15 - 19 years	3,178	6.17%
20 - 24 years	3,097	6.02%
25 - 34 years	7,135	13.86%
35 - 44 years	6,377	12.39%
45 - 54 years	6,758	13.13%
55 - 59 years	3,563	6.92%
60 - 64 years	3,400	6.60%
65 - 74 years	4,598	8.93%
75 - 84 years	2,412	4.68%
85 years and older	505	0.98%
Median Age	37.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,487	-
One Race	50,479	98.04%
White	43,023	83.56%
Black or African American	4,948	9.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native	294	0.57%
Asian	1,736	3.37%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	82	0.16%
Other	396	0.77%

Two or more races	1,008	1.96%
White and Black or African American	403	0.78%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	159	0.31%
White and Asian	109	0.21%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.23%

Living in Jackson County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic