Jackson County, Florida

Jackson County has a population of 48,250 and has grown 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $120,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $49,149.

Home price
$120,800
Income
$49,149
Population
48,250
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$120,800county
Median gross rent$865county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile28.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,068county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$814county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,404county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$49,149county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate19.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.9%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government27.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$41,164county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39339county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station168 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths51.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.9%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment5762county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible52.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population48,250county
Land area in square miles918county
People per square mile of land52.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store6.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.1%county
Population change since 2020+4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person33.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages6.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents302county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in1,170county
Households that moved away981county
Average income of arriving households$49,869county
Average income of departing households$44,512county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year98county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings2.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.5 incounty
Annual snowfall5.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F99 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing24 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days265 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 5county
Average first fall frostNov 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$175county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,100 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.0%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband85.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk60.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.9county
Landslide risk35.2county
Hail risk17.1county
Earthquake risk51.4county
Tornado risk59.4county
Tropical cyclone risk94.3county
Extreme heat risk68.5county
Winter weather risk23.3county
Strong wind risk52.8county
Wildfire risk49.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jackson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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