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Jackson, KY

2,128 Population
2.5 square miles 848.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.8 ±4.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Breathitt County: 43 ±0.9
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$25,330 ±$2,875 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Breathitt County: $23,544 ±$1,668
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$34,317 ±$5,225 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Breathitt County: $41,101 † ±$6,303
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

21.1% ±6.3% (430  ±148) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Breathitt County: 28.2% † 3,726 (±4.2% / ±552)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

17.9 minutes ±5.7 (14,260  ±6,134) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Breathitt County: 30.5 132,360 (±3 / ±16,899)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

1,081 ±174 Number of households
  • Breathitt County: 5,532 ±171
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
1.9 ±0.1 (2,056  ±350) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Breathitt County: 2.4 13,148 (±0.1 / ±8)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

8.8% ±6.7% (37  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Breathitt County: 5.9% † 169 (±2.1% / ±62)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

1,317 ±179 Number of housing units
  • Breathitt County: 6,559 ±28
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$75,900 ±$16,623 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Breathitt County: $61,800 † ±$12,381
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

15.1% ±5.3% (315  ±122.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Breathitt County: 8% † 1,057 (±2.3% / ±309.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

81.6% ±6.8% (1,321  ±227.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Breathitt County: 80.6% 7,837 (±4.7% / ±464.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
19% ±5.8% (308  ±105.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Breathitt County: 16.5% † 1,606 (±2.3% / ±220.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±3.5% (50  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Breathitt County: 0.7% 96
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

5.5% ±3% (99  ±57) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Breathitt County: 4.2% † 442 (±1.1% / ±113)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
99 Total veterans ±57 77 Male ±48 22 Female ±20

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