Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 2,363 |
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| 1860 | 5,000 | 111.6% | |
| 1870 | 14,447 | 188.9% | |
| 1880 | 16,105 | 11.5% | |
| 1890 | 20,798 | 29.1% | |
| 1900 | 25,180 | 21.1% | |
| 1910 | 31,433 | 24.8% | |
| 1920 | 48,374 | 53.9% | |
| 1930 | 55,187 | 14.1% | |
| 1940 | 49,656 | −10.0% | |
| 1950 | 51,088 | 2.9% | |
| 1960 | 50,720 | −0.7% | |
| 1970 | 45,484 | −10.3% | |
| 1980 | 39,739 | −12.6% | |
| 1990 | 38,303 | −3.6% | |
| 2000 | 36,316 | −5.2% | |
| 2010 | 33,534 | −7.7% | |
| Est. 2011 | 33,425 | −0.3% | |
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As of the 2010 census Jackson had a population of 33,534. The median age was 32. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 71.4% white, 20.4% black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.6% from some other race and 5.5% from two or more races. 5.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,316 people, 14,210 households, and 8,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,274.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,264.4 /km2). There were 15,241 housing units at an average density of 1,374.4 per square mile (530.7 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 73.87% White, 19.70% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 3.67% from two or more races. 4.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 14,210 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,294, and the median income for a family was $39,072. Males had a median income of $31,957 versus $23,817 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,230. About 15.2% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
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