Jackson Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,884	4,611,961	334,922,499	2169th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$44,925	$60,756	$80,734	2965th of 3,221
Median Age	41.6	38.0	38.9	1618th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.7%	27.0%	35.7%	2858th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$115,600	$216,500	$332,700	2757th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$736	$1,064	$1,413	2551st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.3%	18.9%	12.5%	369th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.4%	6.3%	5.2%	360th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.1	106.7	n/a	2119th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	4.9%	14.1%	1430th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2296th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.0%	67.4%	65.2%	2294th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.9	25.7	26.4	1695th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	8.1%	15.1%	2560th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1708th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.5%	41.8%	46.9%	2558th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.4%	n/a	n/a	2826th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.6%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.8	58.9	61.4

Age in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	41.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	5,576	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.1%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.6%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	33.7%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,629	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.6%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.0%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.3%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.0%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	7,230	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.9%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.0%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$352	$1,180	n/a

Education in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.2%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.4%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.5%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.2%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.3%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.5%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.1%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.3%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	6.4%	16.7%

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