Jack County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Jack County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Jack County is a small rural Texas county with a population of 8,623 that has contracted 2.5% over the past five years, with a labor force participation rate of just 49.6% and unemployment at 9.8%, pointing to a constrained available workforce. The county's 15.6% bachelor's degree attainment rate is low, though median worker earnings of $37,319 and a median household income of $68,079 sit alongside modest housing costs, with a median home value of $174,800 and median gross rent of $968 per month. A 72.2% homeownership rate and GDP per capita of $47,374 round out a predominantly residential, lower-density labor market profile.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.5% since 2018
Jack County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,598 (85.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race373 (4.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races324 (3.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone282 (3.2%)
- Black or African American Alone259 (2.9%)
- Asian Alone42 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish988
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)47
- 3.Arabic23
- 4.German or other West Germanic8
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance567
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining478
- 3.Construction (Group)307
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services261
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)246
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations866
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations677
- 3.Service Occupations563
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations548
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations470
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.32×)365
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.42×)308
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.24×)184
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.19×)218
- 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.15×)239
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.