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Jackson, MO

15,659 Population
10.7 square miles 1,456.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 38 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,230 ±$3,074 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $34,681 ±$1,216
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,105 ±$7,262 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $66,759 ±$2,991
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±2.7% (1,316  ±415) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 14.2% 13,346 (±1.4% / ±1,269)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.2 minutes ±1.5 (144,190  ±15,776) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 21.4 939,750 (±0.6 / ±37,397)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,173 ±287 Number of households
  • the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 38,299 ±548
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (15,331  ±65) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.5 94,207 (±0 / ±77)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.6% ±3.2% (204  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 3.6% † 830 (±0.9% / ±216)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,427 ±317 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 44,070 ±101
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$240,000 ±$18,431 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $208,400 ±$6,850
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.4% ±3.9% (2,366  ±605.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 14.4% 14,047 (±1.3% / ±1,300.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.4% ±6% (9,907  ±746.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 92.2% 59,870 (±2.7% / ±1,778.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.8% ±4% (3,759  ±443.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 29.8% 19,331 (±1.6% / ±1,014.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.7% ±0.9% (272  ±141) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.2% 2,114
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.8% ±1.4% (686  ±165) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 6.8% 5,260 (±0.6% / ±446)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
686 Total veterans ±165 665 Male ±159 21 Female ±34

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