CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson

Louisiana · 3,891 residents · 4.46 sq mi

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With 3,891 people, Jackson is a city in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $42,700. Median rent is $257 a month. 18.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $22,250 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,891

−6%vs 2000

vs 4,130 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.2%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94%(155)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(246)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(204)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(369)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.2%(1,021)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(614)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(415)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(314)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(187)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(169)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(72)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,250

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,455 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,000

−50%vs 2000

vs $12,039 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $349 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

32.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic46.3%(1,913)

Black52.3%(2,159)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(14)

Asian0.4%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57%(2,217)

Black42.4%(1,650)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(42)

Asian0.4%(17)

Other0.2%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.9%(35)

Honduran0.9%(35)

Spaniard0.7%(27)

Cuban0.4%(15)

Ancestry

American14.8%(587)

English5.2%(204)

Irish5.2%(204)

French4.3%(172)

German2.7%(106)

French Canadian1.3%(51)

West Indian0.9%(36)

Scottish0.5%(20)

Italian0.5%(19)

Austrian0.3%(13)

Polish0.3%(11)

Ukrainian0.3%(11)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Welsh0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 19.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married68.6%(2,029)

Married15.4%(457)

Widowed1.8%(52)

Divorced14.2%(421)

Women 15+

Never married34%(270)

Married39.6%(315)

Widowed15%(119)

Divorced11.4%(91)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−16.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.6%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.3%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.9%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(58)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 152 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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