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People QuickFacts |
Jackson |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
179,599 | 2,881,281 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2.5% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
184,256 | 2,844,658 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-6.3% | 10.5% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.8% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
28.5% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.9% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.5% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
27.8% | 61.4% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
70.6% | 36.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
0.7% | 0.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 1.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
52.8% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.1% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.8% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.1% | 72.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.1% | 16.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.1 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
75,678 | 1,161,953 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.0% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$64,400 | $71,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
67,841 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.61 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$30,414 | $31,330 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,116 | $15,853 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
23.5% | 19.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Jackson |
Mississippi |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,828,463 | 18,445,224 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,595,633 | 20,774,508 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$14,084 | $7,605 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
293,346 | 3,064,753 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
14,762 | 167,907 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
23.4% | 13.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
22.9% | 22.8% |
