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| Jackson |
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| Population 2000: | 184,256 |
| Population 2002: | 180,881 |
| Area codes: | 601 |
| Elevation: | 294 feet |
| Land area: | 104.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 1.1 |
| County: | Hinds |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (24.7%), Retail trade (11.9%). |
| Population growth: | -3,375 (-1.83%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 70.6% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 27.5% |
| Hispanic: | 0.8% |
| Two or more races: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 38.7% |
| Now married: | 38.2% |
| Divorced: | 11.4% |
| Widowed: | 7.6% |
| Separated: | 4.1% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $64,400 |
| Household income: | $30,414 |
| Resident age: | 31.0 years |
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| Jackson Compared to Mississippi State Average |
| House age: | much above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 79.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 27.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 10.2% |
| Unemployed: | 8.9% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 771.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 497 (267.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 182 (97.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 49 (26.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 8,669 (4660.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 4,377 (2353.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 2,800 (1505.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 1,074 (577.4 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 4.5% |
| English: | 4.4% |
| Irish: | 3.3% |
| German: | 2.5% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.0% |
| Scottish: | 1.1% |