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
  • Jackson Medgar-Evers International Airport
  • Hawkins Field Airport
• Rail Access
  • Kansas City Southern
• Highway & Interstate Access
  • Interstates
    • 55, 20 & 59
  • Highways
    • 80 & 49
• 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