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Population (year 2000): 11,947. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,982 (+8.7% change)
Males: 5,651 (47.3%), Females: 6,296 (52.7%)
Cape Girardeau County
Zip code:
63755
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $40,412 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,100 (year 2000)
Races in Jackson:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (32.9%), United States
(13.5%), Irish (8.7%), English (7.2%), French (3.8%), Dutch
(2.2%).
Elevation: 497 feet
Land area: 10.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jackson
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jackson city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,358 (+24.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jackson:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
- PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
PERRYVILLE, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jackson:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 39 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 53 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- TWIN CITY AIRPARK (about 24 miles; MARBLE HILL, MO;
ID: 0T3)
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 35 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
- PERRYVILLE MUNI (about 36 miles; PERRYVILLE, MO; ID:
K02)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jackson:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 40
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 88 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT
enrollment: 2,568)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 95 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 96
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
Public high school in Jackson:
- JACKSON SR. HIGH (Students: 1,174; Location:
315 S MISSOURI; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH (Students: 795;
Location: 210 N WEST LN; Grades: 08 - 09)
- JACKSON MIDDLE (Students: 758; Location: 1651
W INDEPENDENCE ST; Grades: 06 - 07)
- SOUTH ELEM. (Students: 504; Location: 1701 S
HOPE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM. (Students: 421; Location:
1402 ORCHARD DR; Grades: 01 - 03)
- WEST LANE ELEM. (Students: 384; Location: 338
N WEST LN; Grades: 04 - 05)
- NORTH ELEM. (Students: 273; Location: 10730
STATE HWY W; Grades: KG - 05)
- PRIMARY ANNEX (Students: 161; Location: 444 W
JEFFERSON; Grades: KG - KG)
Private primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 308 SOUTH HOPE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 246;
Location: 211 SOUTH RUSSELL; Grades: 1 - 8)
Libraries in Jackson:
- RIVERSIDE REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$749,886; Location: 204 S. UNION AVE; 142,128 books;
2,080 audio materials; 11,446 video materials; 246
serial subscriptions)
- JACKSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$149,755; Location: 100 N. MISSOURI ST.; 26,503 books;
745 audio materials; 634 video materials; 102 serial
subscriptions)
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