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Language Spoken At Home in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 130,075 | 100% |
English only | 121,823 | 93.7% |
Language other than English | 8,252 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,248 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 4,665 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,842 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,116 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 256 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,384 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,150 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 87 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 139,430 | 100% |
American | 19,372 | 13.9% |
Arab | 129 | 0.1% |
Czech | 225 | 0.2% |
Danish | 238 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 953 | 0.7% |
English | 11,879 | 8.5% |
French (except Basque) | 10,422 | 7.5% |
French Canadian | 1,021 | 0.7% |
German | 12,159 | 8.7% |
Greek | 375 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 443 | 0.3% |
Irish | 13,945 | 10.0% |
Italian | 3,936 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 71 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 818 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,212 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 150 | 0.1% |
Russian | 212 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,049 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 2,152 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 121 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 683 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 759 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 113 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 21 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 404 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 174 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 50,180 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 35,125 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,060 | 30.0% |
Married-couple family | 25,128 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,903 | 19.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,575 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 905 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,422 | 14.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,252 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 15,055 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 12,557 | 25.0% |
65 years and over | 4,218 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,557 | 35.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,261 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 138,096 | 100% |
Householder | 50,180 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 25,150 | 18.2% |
Child | 44,618 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 12,121 | 8.8% |
Nonrelatives | 6,027 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 2,748 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 53,781 | 100% |
Never married | 16,479 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 27,622 | 51.4% |
Separated | 1,305 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 1,607 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 6,768 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 56,534 | 100% |
Never married | 14,482 | 25.6% |
Now married, except separated | 27,374 | 48.4% |
Separated | 2,017 | 3.6% |
Widowed | 4,842 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 7,819 | 13.8% |
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 | 1,907 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 753 | 39.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 115 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,123 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,055 | 49.8% |
Less than 1 year | 456 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 708 | 17.2% |
3 or 4 years | 325 | 7.9% |
5 or more years | 566 | 13.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,055 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,261 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 1,633 | 79.5% |
School Enrollment in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 36,073 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,280 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,662 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,106 | 44.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,408 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 7,617 | 21.1% |
Educational Attainment in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 91,448 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,063 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,892 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,712 | 32.5% |
Some college, no degree | 22,323 | 24.4% |
Associate's degree | 8,914 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,095 | 12.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,449 | 7.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.2% |
Veteran Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 103,178 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,203 | 13.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 137,574 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,051 | 16.8% |
Under 18 years | 35,341 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,731 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 85,077 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,461 | 15.8% |
65 years and over | 17,156 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,859 | 45.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 137,407 | 100% |
Same house | 117,414 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 19,445 | 14.2% |
Same county | 11,771 | 8.6% |
Different county | 7,674 | 5.6% |
Same state | 3,614 | 2.6% |
Different state | 4,060 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 548 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 139,430 | 100% |
Native | 134,270 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 131,969 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 81,379 | 58.4% |
Different state | 50,590 | 36.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,301 | 1.7% |
Foreign born | 5,160 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,160 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,370 | 45.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,790 | 54.1% |
Year of Entry in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,461 | 100% |
Native | 2,301 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 244 | 10.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,057 | 89.4% |
Foreign born | 5,160 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 286 | 5.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,874 | 94.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,160 | 100% |
Europe | 672 | 13.0% |
Asia | 2,002 | 38.8% |
Africa | 31 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 35 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 2,313 | 44.8% |
Northern America | 107 | 2.1% |