Economic Development
Small & Minority Business Assistance
Click here to contact the Office of Economic Development for information on various programs and growth opportunities.
City-Based Financial Assistance & Incentives
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
- Ad Valorem Tax Exemption
- Community Development Block Grant
Economic Development Partners
- Hinds County Economic Development Authority
- Mississippi Development Authority
- Central MS Planning & Development District
- Jackson Redevelopment Authority
- Downtown Jackson Partners
- Greater Jackson Alliance
*additional funding is available through select partners, where applicable
Transportation Infrastructure
- Airport Access
- Rail Access
- Highway & Interstate Access
- Interstates
- 55, 20 & 59
- Highways
- 80 & 49
- Interstates
- Port Access
- Port of Vicksburg
- Yazoo County Port
- Claiborne County Port
Drive Times to Surrounding Major Cities
- Memphis
- 3 hours, via I-55
- New Orleans
- 2.49 hours, via I-55
- Birmingham
- 3.30 hours, via I-20
City of Jackson Data
- Total Population (Jackson)- 160,532
- Total Population (MSA)- 595,290
- Median Age- 34.7
- Median Income– $38,972
- Mean Income– $55,940
Demographics
Workforce Data
*all data provided Census.gov*
Quality of Life
Check out the Visit Jackson site for more quality of life details.
Small & Minority Business Development
The City hosts Equal Business Opportunity (EBO), as well as Small Business (SBA) programs that can be explored here https://www.jacksonms.gov/business-development/
Contacts
Jhai Keeton
Deputy Director of Planning & Development
jkeeton@jacksonms.gov
(601) 960-1993