Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area
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United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties - Madison and Chester - in western
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the State of Tennessee. Of the three, it is the one that is most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee River on the east...
Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, anchored by the city of Jackson
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the MSA had a population of 107,377 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 113,629).
Communities
- DeanburgDeanburg, TennesseeDeanburg is an unincorporated community in western Chester County, Tennessee, United States. Located between Chickasaw State Park and the Madison County line , it lies around 440–560 ft. above sea level. The average annual temperature is about 60°F , and the average annual precipitation is...
(unincorporated) - EnvilleEnville, TennesseeEnville is a town in Chester and McNairy counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Enville is located at ....
- HendersonHenderson, TennesseeHenderson is an incorporated city in Chester County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chester County...
- HumboldtHumboldt, TennesseeHumboldt is a city in Gibson and Madison counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 8,452 at the 2010 census, a decline of 1,015 in 2000. It is the principal city of and is included in the Humboldt, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson,...
(partial) - Jacks CreekJacks Creek, TennesseeJacks Creek, also called Jack's Creek, is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States.-Geography:The community is situated on Highway 100E...
(unincorporated) - JacksonJackson, TennesseeJackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
(Principal city) - MedonMedon, TennesseeMedon is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Medon is located at ....
- MilledgevilleMilledgeville, TennesseeMilledgeville is a town in Chester, Hardin, and McNairy counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 265 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
(partial) - PinsonPinson, TennesseePinson is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 45 between Jackson and Henderson, just north of the Chester County line. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
(unincorporated) - SilertonSilerton, TennesseeSilerton is a town in Chester and Hardeman counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 111 at the 2010 census...
(partial) - Three WayThree Way, TennesseeThree Way is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Crime
According to Morgan Quitno's 2010 Metropolitan Crime Rate Rankings the Jackson metropolitan area had the 13th highest crime rate in the United States.The Morgan Quitno list of the "Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities of 2007", ranked Jackson's as the 9th most dangerous metropolitan area in the United States. In 2006, it had been listed as the 18th most dangerous.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 107,377 people, 41,212 households, and 28,836 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.52% White, 29.21% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,666, and the median income for a family was $42,861. Males had a median income of $33,066 versus $22,672 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the MSA was $17,573.