Jackson is home to a number of higher education institutions including Jackson State Community College, Lane College and Union University. The Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum is a popular site with visitors given the city's long history with the American railway. The museum exhibits steam locomotives and the restored home of Casey Jones, a historical hometown hero. The health care sector and educational system provide a majority of the city's residents with employment.
Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
Numbers as of October 2019
a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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