City Data forJackson,MS

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Housing Data (April 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$59
Median Listing Price
$82,925
Median Days on Market
66
Active Listings
440
New Listings
158
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
626
Avg Listing Price
$168,162
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
-4%

City Data

City
Jackson
State ID
MS
Population
160,628

Age Breakdown

Median Age
33
Under 10 years old
13.8%
Age 10-19
14.7%
Age 20s
17.0%
Age 30s
13.5%
Age 40s
10.8%
Age 50s
12.2%
Age 60s
10.1%
Age 70s
4.9%
Age Over 80
3.1%

Gender Breakdown

Male
46.1%
Female
53.9%

Marital Status

Married
29.1%
Divorced
15.9%
Never Married
48.7%
Widowed
6.3%

Household

Family Size
3.4
Family Dual Income
44.9
Median Household Income
$38,888
Median Individual Income
$22,547
Home Ownership
50.0%
Home Value
$91,017
Median Rent
$847
Rent Burden
37.7%
Poverty
25.4%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
13.6%
Highschool Education
26.2%
Some College
32.9%
Bachelors Degree
15.9%
Graduate Degree
11.4%
Total College or Above
27.3%
Stem Degree
37.5%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
62.5%
Unemployment Rate
11.3%
Disabled
12.3%

Ethnicity

White
16.5%
Black
82.2%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.1%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.3%
Multiple
0.5%

Other

Hispanic
1.4%
Limited English
0.4%
Health Uninsured
13.7%
Veteran
5.7%