Jackson County

Mississippi

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Population: 145,249
Area: 0.72 sq mi (1.87 km²), 0.32 sq mi water
Median age: 40.1
Households: 57,647
Persons per household: 2.5
Median household income: $66,201
Median house value: $193,100

Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS

Overnight 76°F Mostly Clear2% precip

Monday 95°F Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms79% precip

Monday Night 72°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy54% precip

Tuesday 91°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely55% precip

Cities & Towns in Jackson County

Big Point Escatawpa Gautier Gulf Hills Gulf Park Estates Helena Hurley Latimer Moss Point Ocean Springs Pascagoula St. Martin Vancleave Wade

Local News

WMNF 88.5 Published July 24

“Finding Your Peace” on Morning Energy

“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” Eckhart Tolle On July 20, 2026, family, friends and a host of loved ones gathered at the Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi to celebrate the life…

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