Jackson, MS Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school58,360100.0
Nursery school, preschool4,6017.9
Kindergarten3,3495.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)24,56042.1
High school (grades 9-12)11,32819.4
College or graduate school14,52224.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over108,734100.0
Less than 9th grade6,8526.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma15,92014.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)23,34121.5
Some college, no degree27,19425.0
Associate degree5,9285.5
Bachelor's degree18,39616.9
Graduate or professional degree11,10310.2
Percent high school graduate or higher79.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher27.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over140,150100.0
Never married54,22138.7
Now married, except separated53,55838.2
Separated5,7354.1
Widowed10,6407.6
Female
8,7926.3
Divorced15,99611.4
Female
9,5766.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years6,259100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren3,70059.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over131,497100.0
Civilian veterans14,35410.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years48,106100.0
With a disability4,2488.8
Population 21 to 64 years100,263100.0
With a disability25,12825.1
Percent employed
52.7(X)
No disability75,13574.9
Percent employed
73.8(X)
Population 65 years and over18,993100.0
With a disability9,20048.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over169,715100.0
Same house in 199589,60852.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199578,72046.4
Same county
54,16431.9
Different county
24,55614.5
Same state
14,4448.5
Different state
10,1126.0
Elsewhere in 19951,3870.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population184,032100.0
Native181,92998.9
Born in United States
181,33698.5
State of residence
152,57282.9
Different state
28,76415.6
Born outside United States
5930.3
Foreign born2,1031.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,0960.6
Naturalized citizen
9330.5
Not a citizen
1,1700.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,103100.0
Europe35116.7
Asia88041.8
Africa1557.4
Oceania291.4
Latin America55626.4
Northern America1326.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over169,715100.0
English only163,29996.2
Language other than English6,4163.8
Speak English less than 'very well
2,2031.3
Spanish
3,4842.1
Speak English less than "very well"
1,3070.8
Other Indo-European languages
1,8811.1
Speak English less than "very well"
4930.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6310.4
Speak English less than "very well"
2670.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population184,032100.0

Total ancestries reported

158,62386.2
Arab3380.2
Czech11420.1
Danish1770.1
Dutch6980.4
English8,1644.4
French (except Basque)11,7971.0
French Canadian13450.2
German4,5632.5
Greek1630.1
Hungarian190.0
Irish16,0173.3
Italian1,1250.6
Lithuanian610.0
Norwegian3580.2
Polish3710.2
Portuguese40.0
Russian780.0
Scotch-Irish3,7592.0
Scottish2,1141.1
Slovak50.0
Subsaharan African2,0891.1
Swedish1590.1
Swiss690.0
Ukrainian190.0
United States or American8,3534.5
Welsh4040.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3120.2
Other ancestries116,92063.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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