Jack County, Texas

Jack County has a population of 8,882 and has grown 12.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $251,200, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $68,079.

Home price
$251,200
Income
$68,079
Population
8,882
Unemployment
9.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$251,200county
Median gross rent$960county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198059.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$68,079county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%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 home7.7%county
Unemployment rate9.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.1%county
Economic output per resident$52,730county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.98%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time29.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport29702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.3 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 station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.6%county
Traffic deaths146.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher14.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1613county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible60.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance18.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

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

Population8,882county
Land area in square miles911county
People per square mile of land9.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+12.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.2%county
Second languages10.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents390county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents17county
Households that moved in285county
Households that moved away238county
Average income of arriving households$74,095county
Average income of departing households$72,311county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F105 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days230 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 23county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$207county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,470 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.0%county
Homes heated by propane14.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk10.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.3county
Landslide risk51.7county
Hail risk50.5county
Earthquake risk16.3county
Tornado risk41.4county
Tropical cyclone risk30.1county
Extreme heat risk59.1county
Winter weather risk14.0county
Strong wind risk33.7county
Wildfire risk86.2county

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 Jack County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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