People in Jackson, Mississippi

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People	Jackson, MS	United States
Population	173,514	308,035,306
Pop. Density	1,563	87
Pop. Change	-9.44%	8.07%
Median Age	31.3	37.3
Households	64,523	116,716,292
Household Size	2.59	2.58
Male Population	46.46%	49.27%
Female Population	53.54%	50.96%
Married Population	29.77%	47.02%
Single Population	70.23%	52.98%

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The 2012 Jackson, MS, population is 173,514. There are 1,563 people per square mile (population density).

Family in Jackson, MS

The median age is 31.3. The US median is 37.3. 29.77% of people in Jackson, MS, are married. 11.97% are divorced.

The average household size is 2.59 people. 17.30% of people are married, with children. 29.84% have children, but are single.

Race in Jackson, MS

18.42% of people are white, 79.37% are black, 0.39% are asian, 0.14% are native american, and 1.68% claim 'Other'.

24.54% of the people in Jackson, MS, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 75.46% are non-hispanic).

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Jackson People SperlingViews

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