Jackson, Mississippi
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| Jackson, Mississippi | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Jackson
Chokwe Antar Lumumba | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2021 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2025 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2025 |
| City council seats: | 7 |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 166,383 |
| Race: | White 16.5% African American 82.2% Asian 0.3% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander 0.0% Two or more 0.5% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 1.4% |
| Median household income: | $38,888 |
| High school graduation rate: | 86.4% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.2% |
| Related Jackson offices | |
| Mississippi Congressional Delegation Mississippi State Legislature Mississippi state executive offices |
Jackson is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi. The city's population was 153,701 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Jackson utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Mayor
The mayor is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the mayor include proposing a budget, signing legislation into law, appointing departmental directors, and overseeing the city's day-to-day operations. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[1]
The current Mayor of Jackson is Chokwe Antar Lumumba (D). Antar Lumumba assumed office in 2017.
City council
The Jackson City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.
The city council is made up of seven members. Each member is elected by one of the city's seven wards.[1]
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mayoral partisanship
- See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2025)
Jackson has a Democratic mayor. As of February 2025, the mayors of 35 state capitals are affiliated with the Democratic Party, seven are Republicans, one is independent, and two are nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of five state capital mayors is unknown. While most mayoral elections in state capital cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.
Elections
2025
The city of Jackson, Mississippi, is holding general elections for mayor and city council on June 3, 2025. A primary is scheduled for April 1, 2025. A primary runoff is scheduled for April 22, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was January 31, 2025.
2024
The city of Jackson, Mississippi, held a special general election for city council on October 1, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for October 22, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was September 11, 2024.
2021
The city of Jackson, Mississippi, held general elections for mayor and city council on June 8, 2021. A primary was scheduled for April 6, 2021. A primary runoff was scheduled for April 27, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 6, 2021.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Jackson | |
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| Jackson | |
| Population | 153,701 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 111 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 14.5% |
| Black/African American | 81.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native American | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Two or more | 2.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.2% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 86.5% |
| College graduation rate | 28.6% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $43,238 |
| Persons below poverty level | 26.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from October 1 to September 30. The mayor is responsible for presenting the budget to the city council by August 1. The city council holds public hearings to allow for public input in the budget process. The city council then adopts the budget by September 15.[2]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[3]
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FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[4] |
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| —Lincoln Institute of Land Policy[5] |
The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
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Historical total revenue and expenditure
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[3]
Contact information
Mayor's office
Jackson City Hall
219 President Street
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-960-1084
City Clerk's office
219 South President St.
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-960-1035
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
The city of Jackson is in Hinds County. A list of ballot measures in Hinds County is available here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Jackson, "Jackson City Council," accessed December 7, 2021
- ↑ City of Jackson, "FY 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 23, 2023
