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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

8,623

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,079

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

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%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish988
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)47
  3. 3.Arabic23
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

463

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,374

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$31,398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance567
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining478
  3. 3.Construction (Group)307
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services261
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)246

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations866
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations677
  3. 3.Service Occupations563
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations548
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations470

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.32×)365
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.42×)308
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.24×)184
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.19×)218
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.15×)239

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$174,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$968/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999415 (19.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999236 (10.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999205 (9.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999185 (8.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999137 (6.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999114 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,653 (85.9%)
  • Worked At Home239 (7.7%)
  • Carpooled181 (5.9%)
  • Walked12 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.