Jackson County is home to 15,152 people in Texas. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 18 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $203,900. The foreign-born share is 5%. Households here earn about 17% less than in Texas as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,414, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.2% → 16.6%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,443 → $203,900(+109%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate21.0% → 14.1%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)2.2%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(144)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(216)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 633 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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Over time
Jackson County, decade by decade
Jackson County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,039
$49,650
$97,443
10.2%
58.7
2000
14,391
$64,221
$95,090
12.8%
61.7
2010
14,075
$68,308
$111,489
16.9%
64.4
2020
14,988
$70,593
$133,445
15.4%
71.2
2024
15,152
$65,414
$203,900
16.6%
70.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
