Jackson State's Living Circumstances

Jackson Public School District Overview

Jackson State University located in Jackson Public School District area. A total of 60,613 households are located in Jackson Public School District area. Among them, 18,516 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.40 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 50,664 and 46,658 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.87% (1,351) of residents are non-citizens and 2.29% (3,551) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Jackson Public School District, Mississippi
Household	60,613
Population	155,013
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	18,516 (30.55%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	50,664
Total Students	46,658
Pre-Kindergarten	3,350
Kindergarten	2,529
Grade 1-8	18,077
Grade 9-12	8,531
College/Graduate School	14,171
Veterans	120,926
Non-citizen	1,351
Non-English Home Language	3,551
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

125,312 residents are over the age of 16 and 78,212 people are in labor force. Among them, 78,146 people are in civilian labor force and 66 are in armed labor force. 69,346 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 11.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,615	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	56,053	82.90%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	7,968	11.78%
Public transportation	541	0.80%
Walked	1,124	1.66%
Other method	414	0.61%
Worked from home	1,515	2.24%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,346	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	20,857	30.08%
Service	17,240	24.86%
Sales and office	14,612	21.07%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,594	6.62%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,043	17.37%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,346	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	275	0.40%
Construction	2,941	4.24%
Manufacturing	5,476	7.90%
Wholesale trade	1,159	1.67%
Retail trade	8,298	11.97%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,829	5.52%
Information	1,207	1.74%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,614	5.21%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,291	9.07%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	19,512	28.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,263	11.92%
Other services, except public administration	3,751	5.41%
Public administration	4,730	6.82%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,346	-
Private wage and salary workers	51,752	74.63%
Government workers	14,208	20.49%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,314	4.78%
Unpaid family workers	72	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,354 for the 60,613 households in Jackson Public School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $25,175. 137,619 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.01%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	60,613	-
Less than $10,000	6,355	10.48%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,343	7.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,542	15.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,392	12.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,602	15.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,230	16.88%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,322	8.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,856	8.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,428	2.36%
More than $200,000	1,543	2.55%
Median Household Income	$38,399	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,354	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	35,265	-
Less than $10,000	2,857	8.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,668	4.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,532	12.85%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,817	10.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,284	14.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,825	19.35%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,925	11.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,874	10.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,207	3.42%
More than $200,000	1,276	3.62%

Median Family Income	$48,285	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,852	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,175	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,663	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,663	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	160,007	-
With health insurance coverage	137,619	86.01%
Public coverage	70,682	44.17%
Private health insurance	80,190	50.12%
Without health insurance coverage	22,388	13.99%

Housing

There are 72,973 housing units in Jackson Public School District area, Mississippi with 60,613 units (83.06%) occupied. 29,804 houses (49.17%) are occupied by owner and 30,809 houses (50.83%) are rented. The average housing value is $89,100 and the average rental cost is $846. 483 houses (0.66%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,148 houses (11.17%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,973	-
Occupied	60,613	83.06%
Owner Occupied	29,804	49.17%
Renter Occupied	30,809	50.83%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	49,276	67.53%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,476	2.02%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	21,524	29.50%
Mobile Homes	685	0.94%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,973	-
Built 2014 or later	483	0.66%
Built 2010 - 2013	879	1.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,989	5.47%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,328	5.93%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,489	10.26%
Built 1970 - 1979	17,829	24.43%
Built 1960 - 1969	15,131	20.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	14,697	20.14%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,148	11.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,973	-
1 room	587	0.80%
2 rooms	2,399	3.29%
3 rooms	7,783	10.67%
4 rooms	12,244	16.78%
5 rooms	18,979	26.01%
6 rooms	13,883	19.02%
7 rooms	7,432	10.18%
8 rooms	4,672	6.40%
9 rooms or more	4,994	6.84%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	72,973	-
no bedroom	587	0.80%
1 bedroom	8,572	11.75%
2 bedrooms	18,227	24.98%
3 bedrooms	34,559	47.36%
4 bedrooms	9,575	13.12%
5 bedrooms or more	1,453	1.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	29,804	-
Less than $50,000	6,169	20.70%
$50,000 - $99,999	10,733	36.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,577	18.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,921	9.80%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,972	6.62%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,553	5.21%
$500,000 - $999,999	712	2.39%
$1,000,000 or more	167	0.56%
Median House Value	$89,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	28,841	-
Less than $500	3,679	12.76%
$500 - $999	16,916	58.65%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,084	24.56%
$1,500 - $1,999	949	3.29%
$2,000 - $2,499	138	0.48%
$2,500 - $2,999	54	0.19%
$3,000 or more	21	0.07%
Median Rental Costs	$846	-

Demographic

A total of 161,546 people lives in Jackson Public School District area, Mississippi with 74,472 male and 87,074 female. The males to female ratio is 46.10 to 53.90. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	161,546	-
Male	74,472	46.10%
Female	87,074	53.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	161,546	-
Under 5 years	11,639	7.20%
5 - 9 years	10,835	6.71%
10 - 14 years	11,425	7.07%
15 - 19 years	12,183	7.54%
20 - 24 years	13,523	8.37%
25 - 34 years	25,391	15.72%
35 - 44 years	19,098	11.82%
45 - 54 years	17,919	11.09%
55 - 59 years	10,271	6.36%
60 - 64 years	9,094	5.63%
65 - 74 years	11,923	7.38%
75 - 84 years	5,458	3.38%
85 years and older	2,787	1.73%
Median Age	33.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	161,546	-
One Race	160,706	99.48%
White	27,092	16.77%
Black or African American	132,368	81.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native	168	0.10%
Asian	517	0.32%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	74	0.05%
Other	487	0.30%

Two or more races	840	0.52%
White and Black or African American	317	0.20%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	68	0.04%
White and Asian	122	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	129	0.08%