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Language Spoken At Home in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 38,018 | 100% |
English only | 34,997 | 92.1% |
Language other than English | 3,021 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,151 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 1,716 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 882 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 607 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 56 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 136 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 99 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 562 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,985 | 100% |
American | 11,971 | 29.9% |
Arab | 99 | 0.2% |
Czech | 80 | 0.2% |
Danish | 18 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 883 | 2.2% |
English | 3,236 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 707 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 138 | 0.3% |
German | 4,524 | 11.3% |
Greek | 24 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,602 | 11.5% |
Italian | 959 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 55 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 127 | 0.3% |
Polish | 307 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 120 | 0.3% |
Russian | 127 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,279 | 5.7% |
Scottish | 889 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 217 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 171 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 136 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 325 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 110 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,539 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,568 | 61.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,140 | 20.2% |
Married-couple family | 7,169 | 46.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,018 | 13.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 759 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 342 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,640 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 780 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 5,971 | 38.4% |
Householder living alone | 4,907 | 31.6% |
65 years and over | 1,378 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,490 | 22.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,205 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 36,446 | 100% |
Householder | 15,539 | 42.6% |
Spouse | 7,274 | 20.0% |
Child | 8,474 | 23.3% |
Other relatives | 2,569 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,590 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 835 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,743 | 100% |
Never married | 6,482 | 38.7% |
Now married, except separated | 7,774 | 46.4% |
Separated | 322 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 439 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 1,726 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,291 | 100% |
Never married | 5,293 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 7,823 | 45.2% |
Separated | 549 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,616 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 2,010 | 11.6% |
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 | 512 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 203 | 39.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 2 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 521 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 312 | 59.9% |
Less than 1 year | 73 | 14.0% |
1 or 2 years | 70 | 13.4% |
3 or 4 years | 83 | 15.9% |
5 or more years | 86 | 16.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 312 | 100% |
Who are female | 232 | 74.4% |
Who are married | 141 | 45.2% |
School Enrollment in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,496 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 668 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 431 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,268 | 26.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,196 | 9.6% |
College or graduate school | 6,933 | 55.5% |
Educational Attainment in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 25,362 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,692 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,547 | 10.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,974 | 27.5% |
Some college, no degree | 5,036 | 19.9% |
Associate's degree | 2,260 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,069 | 16.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,784 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.0% |
Veteran Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 32,899 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,066 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 39,665 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,119 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 7,015 | 100% |
With a disability | 233 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 26,560 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,515 | 13.2% |
65 years and over | 6,090 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,371 | 38.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 39,585 | 100% |
Same house | 32,918 | 83.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,569 | 16.6% |
Same county | 2,765 | 7.0% |
Different county | 3,804 | 9.6% |
Same state | 2,896 | 7.3% |
Different state | 908 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 98 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 39,985 | 100% |
Native | 38,241 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 37,920 | 94.8% |
State of residence | 24,158 | 60.4% |
Different state | 13,762 | 34.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 321 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,744 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,744 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 495 | 28.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,249 | 71.6% |
Year of Entry in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,065 | 100% |
Native | 321 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 14 | 4.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 307 | 95.6% |
Foreign born | 1,744 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 128 | 7.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,616 | 92.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jackson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,744 | 100% |
Europe | 238 | 13.6% |
Asia | 309 | 17.7% |
Africa | 214 | 12.3% |
Oceania | 17 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 917 | 52.6% |
Northern America | 49 | 2.8% |