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Population (year 2000): 5,419. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,285 (-2.5% change)
Males: 2,502 (46.2%), Females: 2,917 (53.8%)
Clarke County
Zip code:
36545
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $34,806 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,100 (year 2000)
Races in Jackson:
- White Non-Hispanic (60.2%)
- Black (38.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.5%), English
(5.8%), Irish (5.2%), German (3.9%), Subsaharan African (2.2%),
Scottish (2.0%).
Elevation: 227 feet
Land area: 15.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jackson
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jackson city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 5.7%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -423 (-7.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Jackson:
- JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER (220 HOSPITAL DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jackson:
- GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GROVE
HILL, AL)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY INFIRMARY (about 27 miles; CHATOM,
AL)
- THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 30 miles; THOMASVILLE,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jackson:
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 64 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)
- KEY FIELD (about 81 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- JACKSON MUNI (about 4 miles; JACKSON, AL; ID: 4R3)
- GROVE HILL MUNI (about 15 miles; GROVE HILL, AL; ID:
3A0)
- ROY WILCOX (about 21 miles; CHATOM, AL; ID: 5R1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jackson:
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 60 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 70 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 83 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 87 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
Public high school in Jackson:
- JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 505; Location:
321 STANLEY DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- JOE M GILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
527; Location: 133 MAYTON DR; Grades: PK - 02)
- JACKSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 494;
Location: 2950 HIGHWAY 43; Grades: 03 - 05)
- JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 481;
Location: 235 COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Jackson:
- MISS PEGGY'S CHILD CARE CTR (Students: 37;
Location: 201 CHESLEY AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Jackson:
- WHITE SMITH MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $142,106; Location: 213 COLLEGE AVENUE; 20,162
books; 393 audio materials; 750 video materials; 46
serial subscriptions)
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