COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson County

Florida · 41,375 residents · 918 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 41,375 people in Florida. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $40,700. That trails the Florida median by roughly 29%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 22.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,375

−12%vs 2000

vs 46,755 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

918 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(2,390)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,859)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,966)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(3,652)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(2,768)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(6,477)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(5,738)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(4,428)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(3,888)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(3,366)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(2,266)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(577)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,471

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,744 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,654

−31%vs 2000

vs $13,905 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.6%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.6%(32,086)

Black26.2%(12,273)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(1,361)

Asian0.3%(160)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(30,052)

Black26.2%(10,822)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(947)

Asian0.3%(125)

Other0.9%(376)

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%(1,110)

Puerto Rican1.3%(637)

Central American0.5%(253)

Cuban0.5%(236)

South American0.3%(146)

Salvadoran0.3%(126)

Colombian0.1%(72)

Honduran0.1%(57)

Chilean0.1%(46)

Panamanian0.1%(44)

Ecuadorian0%(18)

Nicaraguan0%(12)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(9)

Argentine0%(9)

Spaniard0%(9)

Costa Rican0%(8)

Guatemalan0%(6)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Thai0.2%(82)

Asian Indian0.2%(81)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Vietnamese0.1%(35)

Filipino0%(23)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(31)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

American11.3%(5,473)

English7.9%(3,794)

Irish5.4%(2,610)

German4.2%(2,022)

Italian2%(944)

French1.2%(591)

Scottish1.2%(561)

Subsaharan African1%(493)

West Indian1%(483)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(337)

Haitian0.7%(319)

Dutch0.6%(311)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(198)

Jamaican0.3%(133)

French Canadian0.2%(117)

British0.2%(100)

Welsh0.2%(91)

Norwegian0.1%(72)

Swedish0.1%(68)

Hungarian0.1%(59)

Greek0.1%(49)

Armenian0.1%(46)

Lithuanian0.1%(46)

Arab0.1%(45)

Russian0.1%(37)

Portuguese0.1%(33)

Turkish0.1%(33)

Austrian0.1%(32)

Somali0.1%(31)

Moroccan0.1%(30)

Danish0.1%(29)

Canadian0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Czech0%(19)

Finnish0%(17)

Israeli0%(15)

Nigerian0%(12)

Palestinian0%(10)

Brazilian0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(9)

Serbian0%(7)

Lebanese0%(5)

Slovak0%(4)

Slovene0%(3)

Belgian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.6%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 16.8 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 married42.3%(9,443)

Married38.8%(8,660)

Widowed3.5%(775)

Divorced15.5%(3,467)

Women 15+

Never married25%(4,609)

Married43.1%(7,945)

Widowed13%(2,402)

Divorced18.9%(3,487)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.0%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.0%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.6%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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%(546)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(697)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.9%(1,200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(91)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,934 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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