Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min5:54 am – 8:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:58 am – 4:59 pm
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People18,691 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.28,418 householdsMedian household income $29,541Median home value $75,900Median rent $772 a month47% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $863 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 7,115 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 23 minutes68% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 38°F51 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Hawkins Fld station, 4 mi away; snow from Jackson Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksHinds Community College Jackson Campuscollege · 3.4 miCostas Lakelake · 2.5 miLake Hicolake · 2.7 miTougaloo Collegecollege · 3.9 miChisha Foka Multi-Use Trailtrailhead · 4.9 miClinton Visitor Centervisitor center · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMedgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monumentnational monument · 3.8 miGrovepark · 2.9 miPresidential Hillspark · 3.1 mi · 148 acresLefleur's Bluff State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 491 acresLakeland Youth Baseball Fieldstate recreation area · 6.0 miBienville National Forestnational forest · 33.5 mi · 180,227 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201515 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHinds County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighStrong wind Very HighIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hinds County monitors, MS
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Jacksonserves 189,673 people from surface water16 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation341 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSelect Specialty Hospital4.8 miPost officeTougaloo Post Office3.9 miTown hallRidgeland City Hall5.2 miPoliceJackson Police Department Precinct 33.0 miFire stationJackson Fire Department Station 212.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMother Goose Christian Academy1.9 miCollegeHinds Community College Jackson Campus3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN10 miInterstateI-2202.8 miUS highwayUS 492.4 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN6.8 miCoachJackson Union StationGreyhound6.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39213 ZIP area.
