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Jefferson County School District

Jefferson County School District is a unified school district in Mississippi with a community population of 7,068. The median household income is $38,305 and the median age is 43.1.

7,068

Population

14

People / sq mi

$38,305

Median Income

43.1

Median Age

Jefferson County School District covers 520 sq mi of land at 13.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White13.1%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$38,305

Median Household Income

$22,659

Per Capita Income

33.3%

Poverty Rate

0.8%

Unemployment

Housing

$81,300

Median Home Value

$448

Median Rent

82.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

81.8%

High School+

13.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Jefferson County School District serves a community with a population of 7,068 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Mississippi.

The median household income in Jefferson County School District is $38,305, with a per capita income of $22,659. The poverty rate is 33.3%.

Jefferson County School District is 13.1% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 9.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Jefferson County School District, 81.8% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 13.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Jefferson County School District is $81,300, with a median rent of $448. The homeownership rate is 82.9%.

Data for Jefferson County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2802220).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.