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Jackson Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jackson Area is $24,311, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jackson Area median household income is $45,366. On average Jackson Area residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #370

Jackson Area	24,311 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson Area	29,816 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson Area	33,890 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson Area	25,905 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #447

Jackson Area	45,366 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jackson Area	64,945 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jackson Area	2.51%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Jackson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jackson Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.63%	$12,999, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.57%	$16,277, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.88%	$2,266, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.90%	$21,556, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jackson Area	56,723 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jackson Area	76,250 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jackson Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$61,925, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$32,024, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,698, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$68,750, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,551, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$4,274, see rank	$18,846	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,051, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,356, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jackson Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$23,110, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,310, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,152, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$34,145, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jackson Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	445,257, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	209,376, 47.02%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	137,311, 65.58%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	485, 0.23%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	136,826, 65.35%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	124,055, 90.67%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,771, 9.33%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	72,065, 34.42%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	235,881, 52.98%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	139,308, 59.06%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	100, 0.04%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	139,208, 59.02%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	126,870, 91.14%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,338, 8.86%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	96,573, 40.94%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jackson Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	246,351, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	210,928, 85.62%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22,764, 9.24%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	792, 0.32%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	2,488, 1.01%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	2,899, 1.18%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,480, 2.63%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jackson Area	23.6 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jackson Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	250,925	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	124,055, 49.44%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38,802, 31.28%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	19,914, 16.05%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21,198, 17.09%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	790, 0.64%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,786, 9.50%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22,697, 18.30%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	126,870, 50.56%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54,144, 42.68%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	24,101, 19.00%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41,038, 32.35%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	152, 0.12%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	458, 0.36%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,429, 5.07%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jackson Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	250,925, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,534, 1.41%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	14,545, 5.80%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21,582, 8.60%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7,127, 2.84%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	28,015, 11.16%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12,127, 4.83%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	5,627, 2.24%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16,313, 6.50%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21,213, 8.45%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	67,664, 26.97%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20,965, 8.36%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	18,921, 7.54%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13,292, 5.30%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jackson Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	110,584	19.95%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	21,654	15.13%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.