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Population (year 2000): 4,130. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,774 (-8.6% change)
Males: 2,863 (69.3%), Females: 1,267 (30.7%)
Zip code:
70748
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $27,455 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,400 (year 2000)
Races in Jackson:
- Black (52.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.3%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (7.5%), Irish (5.2%),
French (2.9%), English (2.5%), German (1.9%), French Canadian
(1.1%).
Elevation: 150 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jackson
- High school or higher: 55.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 28.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jackson town
- Never married: 36.9%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +234 (+6.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Jackson:
- EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (HWY 10 E)
- VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX (5002 HIGHWAY
10)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jackson:
- WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH (about 12 miles;
SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LA)
- LANE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ZACHARY, LA)
- POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NEW
ROADS, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jackson:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 23
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 53
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 69 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 20 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; ID:
HZR)
- CROSBY MUNICIPAL (about 33 miles; CROSBY, MS; ID:
C71)
- PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 38 miles; MELVILLE, LA; ID:
7L9)
College/University in Jackson:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-FOLKES CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 164; Location: 3337 HWY 10;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jackson:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 22
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 30 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 73
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 97 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
Public high school in Jackson:
- JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location:
3501 HIGHWAY 10; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 403;
Location: 3505 HIGHWAY 10; Grades: PK - 05)
- JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 237;
Location: 3503 HIGHWAY 10; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE (Students: 12;
Location: 5568 HIGHWAY 68; Grades: KG - 12)
- EASTERN LA MENTAL SYSTEM FORENSIC DIV/JACKSON
(Students: 9; Location: 5226 HIGHWAY 951; Grades: KG -
12)
- EASTERN LA MENTAL HEALTH SYS EAST/JACKSON
(Location: HIGHWAY 10; Grades: KG - 12)
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