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Population (year 2000): 184,256. Estimated
population in July 2005: 177,977 (-3.4% change)
Males: 85,656 (46.5%), Females: 98,600 (53.5%)
Hinds County
Zip codes:
39201,
39202,
39203,
39204,
39206,
39208,
39209,
39210,
39211,
39212,
39213,
39216,
39218,
39269.
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $30,414 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,400 (year 2000)
Races in Jackson:
- Black (70.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (27.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (4.5%), English
(4.4%), Irish (3.3%), German (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%),
Scottish (1.1%).
Elevation: 294 feet
Land area: 104.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jackson
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jackson city
- Never married: 38.7%
- Now married: 38.2%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -12,270 (-6.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Jackson:
- BRENTWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (3531 EAST
LAKELAND DRIVE)
- CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (1850
CHADWICK DR)
- MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (1225 N
STATE ST)
- MISSISSIPPI METHODIST REHAB CTR (1350 E
WOODROW WILSON DR)
- RESTORATIVE CARE HOSPITAL,THE (1225 NORTH
STATE ST)
- RIVER OAKS HOSPITAL (1030 RIVER OAKS BLVD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP JACKSON INC (1850
CHADRICK DRIVE 5TH FLOOR)
- ST DOMINIC JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (969
LAKELAND DR)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CENTER (2500 N
STATE ST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jackson:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 10 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 85 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 90
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- HAWKINS FIELD (about 2 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: HKS)
- BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 11 miles; MADISON, MS;
ID: MBO)
- JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 14 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID:
M16)
Amtrak station:
JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid
short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Jackson:
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 5,955; Location: 1440 J R LYNCH ST; Public;
Website: www.jsums.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (FT
enrollment: 1,637; Location: 2500 N STATE ST; Public;
Website: umc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- BELHAVEN COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,514;
Location: 1500 PEACHTREE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.belhaven.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- MILLSAPS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,211;
Location: 1701 N STATE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.millsaps.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- ANTONELLI COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 201;
Location: 2323 LAKELAND DRIVE; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.antonellic.com)
- ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN 3 (FT enrollment: 76;
Location: 1815 TERRY RD; Private, for-profit; Website:
MrCalton@aol.com)
- THE SHIRLEY LITTLE ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 73; Location: 4725 I55 N; Private,
for-profit)
- TRAXLERS SCHOOL OF HAIR (FT enrollment: 66;
Location: 2845 SUNCREST DR; Private, for-profit)
- WESLEY BIBLICAL SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 57;
Location: 787 E. Northside Drive; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wbs.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- JACKSON COLLEGE OF MINISTRIES (Location: 1555
BEASLEY RD; Private, not-for-profit)
- COOKS INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
(Location: PO BOX 20345 4251 CYPRESS DR; Private,
for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
- STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES
(Location: 3825 RIDGEWOOD RD; Public; Website:
WWW.SBCJC.CC.MS.US)
- BOARD OF TRUSTEES-STATE INSTS OF HIGHER LEARNING
(Location: 3825 RIDGEWOOD RD; Public; Offers Doctor's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Jackson:
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CLINTON, MS;
Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
Public high schools in Jackson:
- MURRAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,189;
Location: 1400 MURRAH DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,123; Location:
2185 FORTUNE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FOREST HILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,084;
Location: 2607 RAYMOND ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PROVINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,047;
Location: 2400 ROBINSON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 996;
Location: 1985 SCANLON DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LANIER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 989; Location:
833 W MAPLE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 981;
Location: 601 BEASLEY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BAILEY MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 564;
Location: 1900 N STATE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Location: 2703
FIRST AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Jackson:
- JACKSON ACADEMY (Students: 1,471; Location: P
O BOX 14978; Grades: PK - 12)
- ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 1,107;
Location: 4120 OLD CANTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- HILLCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 921;
Location: 4060 SOUTH SIWELL ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 915;
Location: PO BOX 4940; Grades: 7 - 12)
- CHRIST MISSIONARY INDUSTRIAL C (Students:
239; Location: PO BOX 11159; Grades: PK - 12)
- WOODLAND HILLS BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students:
228; Location: 5055 MANHATTAN; Grades: PK - 12)
- THE EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 131;
Location: 4080 OLD CANTON RD; Grades: 1 - 12)
- SOUTHWEST ACADEMY (Students: 93; Location:
2877 FAIRHILL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- NEW SUMMIT SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location:
BOX 12347/1220 E NORTHSIDE DR; Grades: KG - 12)
- CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: BOX
4297/3531 E LAKELAND DR; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 986;
Location: 4650 MANHATTEN ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 971;
Location: 3655 LIVINGSTON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PEEPLES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 957;
Location: 290 TREEHAVEN DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GARY ROAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 875;
Location: 7255 GARY ROAD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- BYRAM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 843; Location:
5801 TERRY ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GARY ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 817;
Location: 7241 GARY ROAD; Grades: KG - 02)
- SIWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 817;
Location: 1983 N SIWELL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 792;
Location: 210 DANIEL LAKE BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARDY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 729; Location:
545 ELLIS AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 677;
Location: 7020 HIGHWAY 49 N; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DAY (Students: 840;
Location: 1390 N STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- ST RICHARD SCHOOL (Students: 492; Location:
100 HOLLY DR; Grades: KG - 6)
- NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 222;
Location: 5202 WATKINS DR; Grades: KG - 6)
- ST PAUL PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL (Students: 196;
Location: 5125 ROBINSON RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST THERESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 179;
Location: 309 MC DOWELL ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158;
Location: 665 CLAIBORNE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)
- EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 147;
Location: 3930 SOUTH DRIVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST PETER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 114;
Location: 1580 W RIDGEWAY STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- ADHIAMBO SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: 3424
ROBINSON ST; Grades: KG - 5)
- MAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 733 FLAG CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Jackson:
- JACKSON/HINDS LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $3,579,224; Location: 300 NORTH STATE STREET;
528,932 books; 13,102 audio materials; 24,517 video
materials; 338 serial subscriptions)
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