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Population (year 2000): 695. Estimated
population in July 2005: 672 (-3.3% change)
Males: 343 (49.4%), Females: 352 (50.6%)
Zip code:
27845
Median resident age: 44.9 years
Median household income: $29,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,300 (year 2000)
Races in Jackson:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.8%)
- Black (47.6%)
Ancestries: United States (11.1%), English
(7.2%), German (2.6%), Irish (1.0%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jackson
- High school or higher: 66.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jackson town
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 19.2%
- Divorced: 6.2%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+5.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jackson:
- HALIFAX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 18 miles;
ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
- OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SCOTLAND
NECK, NC)
- GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
EMPORIA, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jackson:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 49 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 53 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 75
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 20 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; ID: ASJ)
- HALIFAX COUNTY (about 20 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC;
ID: RZZ)
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 21 miles;
EMPORIA, VA; ID: EMV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jackson:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 79 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 79 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
Public primary/middle school in Jackson:
- JACKSON-EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 111;
Location: 8380 HWY 305 S; Grades: PK - 05)
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