Jackson County, NC Demographic Data
Jackson County, NC Summary
Jackson County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 40,359
- Area: 494.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 490.76 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 81.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,196.85 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Jackson County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
20,835
51%
50.8
Male
20,392
50%
49.2
Total Population
41,227
323,128,000
Jackson County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,950
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,857
4.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,141
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,143
10.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,824
11.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,822
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,173
10.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,789
11.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,462
6.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,847
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,484
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,278
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
457
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
34,090
82.7%
77.2
Female
17,592
51.6%
51.3
Male
16,498
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
29,395
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,098
22.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,219
17.5%
15.2
Female
3,906
54.1%
55.8
Male
3,313
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Jackson County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
40,236
97.6%
96.8
White
34,411
83.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,274
3.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,504
8.5%
0.8
Asian
420
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
247
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
57
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
39
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.0%
0.2
Korean
19
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
45
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
9
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
618
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
991
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,220
5.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,478
3.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
352
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
35
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
355
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,007
94.6%
82.2
Jackson County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,406
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,068
7.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,050
26.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,451
20.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,610
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,338
16.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,389
12.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,474
13.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
22,838
86.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,727
29.4%
31.2
Jackson County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,120
37.2%
33.7%
Now Married
14,985
42.5%
47.5
Divorced
4,102
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
735
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
2,337
6.6
5.8%
Jackson County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
36,836
93.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,441
6.2%
21.6%
Spanish
1,692
4.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
420
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
87
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
242
0.6%
1.1%
Jackson County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,878
11.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,182
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,384
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,664
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,258
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,994
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,051
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,214
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
224
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
199
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
40,278
57,617
Per capita income
21,903
31,128
Jackson County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
284
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,763
21.3%
9.8
Construction
1,363
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,348
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
737
4.2%
6.6
Information
109
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
476
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
879
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,234
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
788
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,005
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
501
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
190
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,815
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,582
31.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,116
6.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,918
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,246
29.7%
18.1%
Jackson County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,218
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,587
78.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,978
11.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
72
0.4%
5.1
Walked
818
4.8%
2.7
Other means
128
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
635
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
Jackson County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
759
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,904
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,425
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,960
24.7%
21.0
Jackson County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,048
60.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,454
65.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,594
34.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,461
39.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Jackson County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,509
1 room
756
2.9%
2.4
2 rooms
765
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
2,105
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
5,757
21.7%
16.5
5 rooms
5,969
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
4,760
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
3,124
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,783
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,490
5.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Jackson County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,509
1-unit, detached
18,381
69.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
163
0.6%
5.9
2-units
389
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
874
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
661
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
459
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
614
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
4,929
18.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
39
0.1%
0.1
Jackson County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,162
4.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
578
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,168
4.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,041
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,128
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,453
20.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,835
18.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6,527
24.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
519
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
98
0.4%
1.4%
Jackson County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
412
2.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,850
17.8%
4.7
Electricity
9,851
61.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,245
7.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,660
10.3%
1.9
Solar energy
15
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.1%
1.1
Jackson County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,189
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
130
2.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
160
3.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
177
3.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
224
4.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
814
15.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,761
33.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,923
37.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,116
41.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
560
10.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
722
14.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
462
9.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,285
25.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
44
0.0%
0.0%
Jackson County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,856
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
9
0.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
32
0.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
692
14.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
821
16.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,302
68.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
738
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
671
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
594
12.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
516
10.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
661
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
419
8.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
370
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,158
45.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
876
0.0%
0.0%
Jackson County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,454
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,127
10.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,323
12.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,771
16.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,623
15.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,441
23.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,269
12.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
559
5.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
341
3.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
172,800
205,000
