Population 244,899
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 869.74 mi²
Zip Codes 39056, 39058, 39060, 39200-39213, 39215-39218, 39225, 39232, 39235, 39236, 39250, 39269, 39271, 39272, 39282-39284, 39286, 39288, 39289, 39296, 39298
Per capita income $20,589

Cities in Hinds County

Byram, Clinton, Jackson

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4 %
White alone, percent, 2013 27.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,992,625
Total number of firms, 2007 21,768
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 244,899
Households, 2008-2012 88,197
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 19,777
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 37.5 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,589
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 98,349
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 70.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 869.74 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 245,285
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $109,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,406,186
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,536
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $38,152
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$403,797
Female persons, percent, 2013 53.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 14,521
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 84.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.0 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.70
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 27.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.6 %
Population, 2010 245,285
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 23.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 282.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 26.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 59.7 %
Housing units, 2013 103,763
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,021
Building permits, 2012 224
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,118,836
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %