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> Jackson, MS Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 502,139 | 100% |
English only | 483,131 | 96.2% |
Language other than English | 19,008 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,395 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 10,990 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,916 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,868 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,039 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,269 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,139 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 881 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 301 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 540,752 | 100% |
American | 41,091 | 7.6% |
Arab | 1,487 | 0.3% |
Czech | 443 | 0.1% |
Danish | 222 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 2,809 | 0.5% |
English | 42,859 | 7.9% |
French (except Basque) | 9,692 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 896 | 0.2% |
German | 25,563 | 4.7% |
Greek | 679 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 166 | 0.0% |
Irish | 41,674 | 7.7% |
Italian | 6,804 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 133 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,018 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,835 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 166 | 0.0% |
Russian | 589 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 10,834 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 8,965 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 151 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 3,459 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,090 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 380 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 69 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,365 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 339 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 196,834 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 135,278 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 62,217 | 31.6% |
Married-couple family | 87,423 | 44.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,361 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 10,769 | 5.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,239 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 37,086 | 18.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,617 | 10.5% |
Nonfamily households | 61,556 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 53,326 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 17,154 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 72,403 | 36.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 44,134 | 22.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 524,122 | 100% |
Householder | 196,834 | 37.6% |
Spouse | 87,310 | 16.7% |
Child | 170,474 | 32.5% |
Other relatives | 47,516 | 9.1% |
Nonrelatives | 21,988 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 9,648 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 197,874 | 100% |
Never married | 71,950 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 95,436 | 48.2% |
Separated | 5,030 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 4,653 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 20,805 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 226,314 | 100% |
Never married | 75,555 | 33.4% |
Now married, except separated | 92,856 | 41.0% |
Separated | 7,209 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 22,384 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 28,310 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 8,127 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,125 | 50.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 15,803 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 7,399 | 46.8% |
Less than 1 year | 1,560 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 1,546 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 1,125 | 7.1% |
5 or more years | 3,168 | 20.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,399 | 100% |
Who are female | 5,133 | 69.4% |
Who are married | 4,774 | 64.5% |
School Enrollment in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 157,257 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 10,879 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 9,517 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 62,563 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 31,820 | 20.2% |
College or graduate school | 42,478 | 27.0% |
Educational Attainment in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 345,121 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 15,317 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 32,945 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 88,514 | 25.6% |
Some college, no degree | 79,818 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 26,960 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 63,897 | 18.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 37,670 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.4% |
Veteran Status in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 399,391 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 34,166 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 530,922 | 100% |
With a disability | 69,521 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 139,784 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,496 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 331,897 | 100% |
With a disability | 38,517 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 59,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,508 | 43.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 533,796 | 100% |
Same house | 453,505 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 79,166 | 14.8% |
Same county | 49,066 | 9.2% |
Different county | 30,100 | 5.6% |
Same state | 20,957 | 3.9% |
Different state | 9,143 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 1,125 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 540,752 | 100% |
Native | 527,971 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 526,311 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 421,098 | 77.9% |
Different state | 105,213 | 19.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,660 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 12,781 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,781 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,970 | 31.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,811 | 68.9% |
Year of Entry in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 14,441 | 100% |
Native | 1,660 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 101 | 6.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,559 | 93.9% |
Foreign born | 12,781 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 847 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,934 | 93.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jackson
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,781 | 100% |
Europe | 1,203 | 9.4% |
Asia | 4,832 | 37.8% |
Africa | 857 | 6.7% |
Oceania | 58 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 5,561 | 43.5% |
Northern America | 270 | 2.1% |