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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jackson Public School District is $18,888, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Jackson Public School District median household income is $32,475. On average Jackson Public School District residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #71

Jackson Public School District	18,888 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 Public School District	22,416 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 Public School District	25,403 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 Public School District	21,050 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, #86

Jackson Public School District	32,475 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jackson Public School District	49,093 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jackson Public School District		-2.49%
Mississippi		25.96%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Jackson Public School District 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 Public School District		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.66%	$16,886, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.65%	$14,132, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.54%	$1,775, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.15%	$20,284, 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 Public School District	38,342 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jackson Public School District	57,478 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 Public School District	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$50,511, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$28,759, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,469, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$74,432, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,875, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,644, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,905, 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 Public School District	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$15,795, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$32,712, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,086, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$30,116, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jackson Public School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	128,136, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	57,250, 44.68%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	36,799, 64.28%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27, 0.05%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	36,772, 64.23%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	31,808, 86.50%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,964, 13.50%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,451, 35.72%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	70,886, 55.32%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	42,552, 60.03%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	30, 0.04%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	42,522, 59.99%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	37,403, 87.96%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,119, 12.04%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,334, 39.97%, 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 Public School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	67,747, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	56,924, 84.02%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,646, 9.81%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	611, 0.90%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	904, 1.33%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	1,059, 1.56%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,603, 2.37%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jackson Public School District	19.5 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 Public School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	69,211	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	31,808, 45.96%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,132, 25.57%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,991, 25.12%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,732, 14.88%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	149, 0.47%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,703, 8.50%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,868, 21.59%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	37,403, 54.04%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,849, 34.35%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,377, 25.07%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,600, 33.69%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	53, 0.14%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	167, 0.45%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,231, 5.96%, 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 Public School District	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	69,211, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	281, 0.41%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	3,120, 4.51%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,020, 7.25%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,253, 1.81%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,025, 11.59%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,979, 4.30%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	1,870, 2.70%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,177, 4.59%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,002, 8.67%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19,498, 28.17%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8,278, 11.96%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,181, 8.93%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,527, 5.10%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jackson Public School District	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	49,714	30.42%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9,749	25.52%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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