COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jackson County

Alabama · 53,926 residents · 1,078 sq mi

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With 53,926 people, Jackson County is a county in Alabama. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $62,400. Renters pay $370 a month at the median. Households take in $32,020 at the median, 25% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

53,926

+13%since 1990

from 47,796 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

+9%since 1990

from 34.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,078 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202453K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.3%(3,387)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.8%(3,644)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(3,655)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(3,686)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.9%(3,155)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.7%(7,404)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415%(8,082)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.2%(7,675)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.2%(6,028)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.8%(4,186)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.2%(2,274)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(750)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,020

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,910 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,000

+58%since 1990

from $10,144 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.7%

−2.9 ptssince 1990

from 16.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,400

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$370

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $277 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 76.7% in 1990

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(44,403)

Black4.1%(1,960)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(238)

Asian0.4%(180)

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(49,200)

Black3.7%(2,002)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(610)

Asian0.2%(123)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(1,210)

Central American0.6%(329)

Guatemalan0.6%(328)

Puerto Rican0.3%(157)

South American0.2%(94)

Venezuelan0.1%(63)

Cuban0.1%(42)

Chilean0.1%(28)

Colombian0%(3)

Spaniard0%(3)

Panamanian0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(107)

Filipino0.2%(95)

Chinese0%(25)

Japanese0%(10)

Korean0%(8)

Bangladeshi0%(7)

Indonesian0%(1)

Ancestry

English14.5%(7,709)

American13.2%(7,023)

Irish9.4%(4,995)

German5.6%(2,971)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(948)

Scottish1.7%(897)

Italian1.4%(726)

Dutch0.8%(435)

French0.7%(375)

Hungarian0.5%(272)

British0.5%(244)

Swedish0.3%(138)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(136)

Arab0.2%(123)

Lebanese0.2%(123)

Norwegian0.2%(117)

Subsaharan African0.2%(115)

French Canadian0.2%(110)

Greek0.2%(84)

Welsh0.1%(73)

Danish0.1%(63)

Nigerian0.1%(56)

West Indian0.1%(42)

Russian0.1%(34)

Jamaican0.1%(30)

Finnish0%(18)

Brazilian0%(14)

Bulgarian0%(13)

Haitian0%(12)

Canadian0%(11)

Croatian0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

Swiss0%(4)

Iranian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

67.0%

+9.0 ptssince 1990

from 58.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 3.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

−14%since 1990

from 22.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.9%(4,105)

Married65.6%(13,565)

Widowed3.2%(660)

Divorced11.3%(2,346)

Women 15+

Never married14.8%(3,345)

Married60.4%(13,612)

Widowed13.1%(2,952)

Divorced11.7%(2,640)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% 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)18.6%(597)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(583)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(1,375)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(57)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,202 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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