Jackson County, Texas

Jackson County has a population of 15,152 and has grown 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $203,900, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $65,414.

Home price
$203,900
Income
$65,414
Population
15,152
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$203,900county
Median gross rent$1,065county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,057county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$940county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,267county
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$65,414county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate14.1%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 home7.8%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.6%county
Economic output per resident$50,959county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.02%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 time26.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14006county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station93 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths99.0county
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 higher16.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3109county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible53.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

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

Population15,152county
Land area in square miles829county
People per square mile of land18.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person21.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.3%county
Second languages18.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents240county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in308county
Households that moved away350county
Average income of arriving households$56,711county
Average income of departing households$50,897county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature72.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F149 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing10 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days269 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,155 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.8%county
Homes heated by propane7.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband83.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk55.3county
Coastal flood risk51.8county
Drought risk90.0county
Landslide risk10.1county
Hail risk34.5county
Earthquake risk17.1county
Tornado risk49.9county
Tropical cyclone risk94.0county
Extreme heat risk55.1county
Winter weather risk17.2county
Strong wind risk14.5county
Wildfire risk63.9county

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 Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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