CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson

North Carolina · 554 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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Jackson is a city of 554 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.5, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $39,800. Median rent is $232 a month. The population has fallen 20% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

554

−20%vs 2000

vs 695 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.5

−14%vs 2000

vs 45.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024777

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.3%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(36)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(72)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(82)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(75)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(44)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(40)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,167

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,550

−21%vs 2000

vs $14,588 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,800

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2023

Median gross rent

$232

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $413 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

14.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.8%(360)

Black47.6%(331)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.2%(317)

Black42.8%(237)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(13)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.3%(2)

Ancestry

English9.5%(74)

American9.3%(72)

Irish2.2%(17)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(14)

Italian1.5%(12)

German1.2%(9)

Scottish0.4%(3)

Subsaharan African0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.8%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married45.7%(159)

Married38.8%(135)

Widowed0.3%(1)

Divorced15.2%(53)

Women 15+

Never married28.5%(85)

Married40.3%(120)

Widowed10.4%(31)

Divorced20.8%(62)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% 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)8%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.1%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 88 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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