Population

141,196

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$111,700

Owner-occupied units

Jackson, MS

Mississippi · 32.316° N, 90.213° W · 112 sq mi

Jackson is a city in Mississippi, with a population of 141,196 and about 1,264 residents per square mile. The median household earns $42,071 a year, and the median home is worth $111,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

112 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,264

People per square mile

Rank by population

#207

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#79

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$42,071

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,055

Per month

Homeownership

48.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.9 min

One way

People

Median age

34.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

28.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

1.6%

Households

61,415

2.29 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 27.2^%

Retail trade 12^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11^%

Professional & business services 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Mississippi

Name

Thomas & James Duff

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hattiesburg

Source of wealth

Tires, diversified

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Mississippi · private sector

Employer

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Mississippi

Company

Cal-Maine Foods

Revenue

$2.3B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Ridgeland

Ticker

CALM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Mississippi

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Magnolia

State capital

Jackson

Nickname

The Magnolia State

Compare Jackson with

Cities near Jackson

Baton Rouge, LA140 mi · 222,795
Gulfport, MS147 mi · 76,506
New Orleans, LA157 mi · 362,154
Kenner, LA159 mi · 65,136