Jackson County, Mississippi

Jackson County is a located at the south tip of the  of, along the  with. It is included in the. As of 2000, the population was 131,420. Its is. Jackson County is named for.

The county was severely damaged from both in August  and  on August 28-29,, causing.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,702 (1,043 ). 1,883 km² (727 sq mi) of it is land and 819 km² (316 sq mi) of it (30.33%) is water.



Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-10.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 57.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 63.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 131,420 people, 47,676 households, and 35,709 families residing in the county. The was 70/km² (181/sq mi). There were 51,678 housing units at an average density of 27/km² (71/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 75.35%, 20.87% or , 0.33% , 1.57% , 0.04% , 0.72% from , and 1.12% from two or more races. 2.14% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 47,676 households out of which 37.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were living together, 14.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 20.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,118, and the median income for a family was $45,091. Males had a median income of $32,996 versus $22,770 for females. The for the county was $17,768. About 10.50% of families and 12.70% of the population were below the, including 17.80% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

Jackson County has the per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

 * Cities


 * Census-designated places


 * Unincorporated places

External link

 * Official Web Site of Jackson County, Mississippi