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State of Arkansas - County of Jackson

Jackson County Demography

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  • Table 1. Jackson County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Jackson County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Jackson County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Jackson County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Jackson County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Jackson County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Jackson County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Jackson County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 634
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 17,814
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 1,913
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 18,418
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 1,873
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 29.10
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 18,944
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 1,739
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 21,646
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 -604
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 -526
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 -2702
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 -3.3%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 -2.8%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 -12.5%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 234
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 1.30%


    TABLE 2. Jackson County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 18,418
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 1,052
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 3,029
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 16.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 2,109
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 11.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 4,797
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 26.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 4,388
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 23.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 1,579
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 8.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 1,065
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 399
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 2.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 38.20
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 8,787
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 9,631
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 91.20
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 14,840
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 80.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 3,235
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 17.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 60
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 33
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 1
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 74
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 175
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 1.00%


    TABLE 3. Jackson County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 1,666
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,622
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 6,971
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 7,361
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 -5.3%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 16,752
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.40
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 1,947
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 27.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 2,252
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 32.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 2,142
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 30.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 4,830
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 1,933
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 40.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 3,641
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 1,321
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 36.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 914
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 492
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 53.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 2,141
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 1,991
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 7.50%


    TABLE 4. Jackson County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 17,881
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 218
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 267
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 14.90
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 2
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 9.20
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 5
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 308
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 5,201
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 4,076


    TABLE 5. Jackson County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 2,794
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 3,094
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 3,603
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 12,651
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 6,534
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 51.60%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 842
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 6.70%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 23,942
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 16,641
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 43.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 4,187
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -777
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 1,489
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 23.60%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 33.80%


    TABLE 6. Jackson County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 601
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 113
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 488
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 396
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 17,875
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,362
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 18,944
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 2,090
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 7,956
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 -1.6%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 6,971
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 4,851
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 69.60%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 22
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 22
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 100.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 0
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 0.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 1,417


    TABLE 7. Jackson County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 347,257
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 234,008
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 48.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 17,720
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 19,597
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 72.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 97,617
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 203,548
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 46,954
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 23.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 18,014
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 8.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 49,592
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 24.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 24,516
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 12.00%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 46,954
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 43,554
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 45,279




     









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