Jackson, MS
146,631Residents
$42,071Median household income
$1,055/moMedian gross rent
$111,700Median home value
34.5Median age
29%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
49%Homes lived in by their owners
2.7×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 30% of the median household income in Jackson.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $42,000 a year. In Mississippi that leaves roughly $2,854 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.