51 census tracts

Jackson.Mississippi housing market

This Jackson housing market report covers about 75,700 homes across 51 census tracts. The median household income is $39,158, the lowest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Mississippi median of $55,372. For August 2026, the average listing price is $150,767 across 575 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

The Mississippi State Capitol dome lit up at dusk in downtown Jackson
The Mississippi State Capitol dome lit at dusk. Sean Pavone/Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$150,767
575 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
-1.6%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
75,700
across 51 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
17.8%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
51%
of occupied homes

Jackson housing market context

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01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 51 census tracts in Jackson.

median 53.6 48 73

Half of Jackson's tracts score between 52 and 57. The full range spans 48 to 73, with a median of 53.6.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (53.6)
Mean (54.8)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Jackson's tracts is 5.3 points wide on the score, narrower than in 101 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 75,700 homes in Jackson, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 49%, renter 51%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 49% · Renter 51%
Housing occupancy: occupied 82.2%, vacant 17.8%.
Occupancy Occupied 82.2% · Vacant 17.8%

Of about 75,700 homes, 17.8% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 51% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 69% of Jackson’s housing units are in single-family structures, 8% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 21% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Jackson compares

Jackson's median is above the Mississippi median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 4. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Jackson compares with Mississippi and United States medians
Metric Jackson lower · median · upper Jackson Mississippi MS United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$32,681 $39,158 $48,339 $55,372 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
25% 31% 46% 33% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
30% 34% 38% 30% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
2.9% every tract 4.3% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
3.0% 3.4% 3.8% 2.8% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
2.91% every tract 2.91% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
1.29% 1.85% 2.64% 1.33% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
35.0% 36.7% 39.0% 31.0% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

05.

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