Language Spoken At Home in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 150,846 | 100% |
English only | 145,258 | 96.3% |
Language other than English | 5,588 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,869 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 2,936 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,095 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,819 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 646 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 359 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 187 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 160,257 | 100% |
American | 12,093 | 7.5% |
Arab | 522 | 0.3% |
Czech | 522 | 0.3% |
Danish | 610 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 5,592 | 3.5% |
English | 27,120 | 16.9% |
French (except Basque) | 6,333 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 1,391 | 0.9% |
German | 39,271 | 24.5% |
Greek | 564 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 761 | 0.5% |
Irish | 25,073 | 15.6% |
Italian | 4,677 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 403 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 904 | 0.6% |
Polish | 12,594 | 7.9% |
Portuguese | 140 | 0.1% |
Russian | 554 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,221 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 3,921 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 134 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 3,660 | 2.3% |
Swedish | 1,728 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 386 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 338 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 761 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 78 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 59,949 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 40,529 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,847 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 30,472 | 50.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,011 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,741 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,436 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,316 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,400 | 7.3% |
Nonfamily households | 19,420 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 16,108 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 6,131 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,948 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,685 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 151,562 | 100% |
Householder | 59,949 | 39.6% |
Spouse | 30,450 | 20.1% |
Child | 46,289 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 7,549 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 7,325 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 3,884 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 66,271 | 100% |
Never married | 22,234 | 33.6% |
Now married, except separated | 32,662 | 49.3% |
Separated | 936 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,944 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 8,495 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 63,640 | 100% |
Never married | 15,979 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 31,823 | 50.0% |
Separated | 1,120 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 6,167 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 8,551 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,055 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 925 | 45.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,321 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,737 | 52.3% |
Less than 1 year | 556 | 16.7% |
1 or 2 years | 558 | 16.8% |
3 or 4 years | 108 | 3.3% |
5 or more years | 515 | 15.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,737 | 100% |
Who are female | 996 | 57.3% |
Who are married | 1,287 | 74.1% |
School Enrollment in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 40,468 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,137 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 2,491 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,638 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,920 | 22.0% |
College or graduate school | 10,282 | 25.4% |
Educational Attainment in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 108,456 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,731 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,411 | 8.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 37,544 | 34.6% |
Some college, no degree | 29,697 | 27.4% |
Associate's degree | 8,992 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,872 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,209 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.5% |
Veteran Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 123,074 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,887 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 153,103 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,385 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 37,007 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,155 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 94,354 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,958 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 21,742 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,272 | 38.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 158,472 | 100% |
Same house | 130,242 | 82.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 27,949 | 17.6% |
Same county | 19,128 | 12.1% |
Different county | 8,821 | 5.6% |
Same state | 6,961 | 4.4% |
Different state | 1,860 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 281 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 160,257 | 100% |
Native | 157,410 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 156,590 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 131,154 | 81.8% |
Different state | 25,436 | 15.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 820 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 2,847 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,847 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,228 | 43.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,619 | 56.9% |
Year of Entry in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,667 | 100% |
Native | 820 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 811 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 2,847 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 81 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,766 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,847 | 100% |
Europe | 686 | 24.1% |
Asia | 956 | 33.6% |
Africa | 134 | 4.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 850 | 29.9% |
Northern America | 221 | 7.8% |