Jackson Population and Demographics

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Jackson City, Mississippi Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Jackson Population: 184256 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 85656 46.49% Female 98600 53.51%       Under 5 years 14438 7.84% 5 to 9 years 15053 8.17% 10 to 14 years 14388 7.81% 15 to 19 years 15418 8.37% 20 to 24 years 16015 8.69% 25 to 34 years 26751 14.52% 35 to 44 years 26944 14.62% 45 to 54 years 22215 12.06% 55 to 59 years 7086 3.85% 60 to 64 years 5887 3.2% 65 to 74 years 10105 5.48% 75 to 84 years 7161 3.89% 85 years and over 2795 1.52%       Median age (years) 31       18 years and over 131713 71.48% Male 59124 32.09% Female 72589 39.4% 21 years and over 121431 65.9% 62 years and over 23525 12.77% 65 years and over 20061 10.89% Male 7415 4.02% Female 12646 6.86%       Race     One race 183019 99.33% White 51208 27.79% Black or African American 130151 70.64% American Indian and Alaska Native 236 0.13% Asian 1056 0.57% Asian indian 476 0.26% Chinese 222 0.12% Filipino 61 0.03% Japanese 26 0.01% Korean 50 0.03% Vietnamese 156 0.08% Other Asian 65 0.04% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.01% Native Hawaiian 9 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0% Samoan 8 0% Other Pacific Islander 6 0% Some other race 344 0.19% Two or more races 1237 0.67%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 184256 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1451 0.79% Mexican 670 0.36% Puerto Rican 138 0.07% Cuban 71 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 572 0.31% Not Hispanic or Latino 182805 99.21% White alone 50679 27.5%       Relationship     Total Population 184256 100.00% In households 177055 96.09% Householder 67841 36.82% Spouse 23993 13.02% Child 59882 32.5% Own child under 18 years 42992 23.33% Other relatives 15826 8.59% Under 18 years 8265 4.49% Nonrelatives 9513 5.16% Unmarried partner 4034 2.19% In group quarters 7201 3.91% Institutionalized population 2485 1.35% Non-Institutionalized population 4716 2.56%       Households by Type     Total Households 67841 100.0 % Family households (families) 44488 65.58% With own children under 18 years 22859 33.69% Married-couple family 23993 35.37% With own children under 18 years 10953 16.15% Female householder, no husband present 17178 25.32% With own children under 18 years 10374 15.29% Non Family households 23353 34.42% Householder living alone 19596 28.89% Householder 65 years and over 6083 8.97%       Households with individuals under 18 years 26732 39.4% Households with individuals 65 years and over 14496 21.37%       Average Household size 2.61 Average family size 3.24       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 75678 100.00% Occupied housing units 67841 89.64% Vacant housing units 7837 10.36% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 268 0.35% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 67841 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 39328 57.97% Renter-occupied housing units. 28513 42.03%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.68 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.51

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.