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Population (year 2000): 4,533. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,610 (+1.7% change)
Males: 2,636 (58.2%), Females: 1,897 (41.8%)
Jack County
Zip code:
76458
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $30,833 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,200 (year 2000)
Races in Jacksboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
- Hispanic (10.7%)
- Black (10.5%)
- Other race (5.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.7%), Irish (8.7%),
English (5.6%), German (4.4%), Dutch (2.1%), Scotch-Irish
(1.9%).
Elevation: 1084 feet
Land area: 5.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jacksboro
- High school or higher: 72.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jacksboro city
- Never married: 11.2%
- Now married: 65.8%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 9.7%
3.3% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,182 (+35.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Jacksboro:
- FAITH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (717 MAGNOLIA ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jacksboro:
- PALO PINTO GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MINERAL
WELLS, TX)
- BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BOWIE, TX)
- GRAHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles;
GRAHAM, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jacksboro:
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 57 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; ID: SPS)
- FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 60 miles;
FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 61 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jacksboro:
- JACKSBORO MUNI (about 2 miles; JACKSBORO, TX; ID:
21F)
- BRIDGEPORT MUNI (about 25 miles; BRIDGEPORT, TX; ID:
1F9)
- GRAHAM MUNI (about 29 miles; GRAHAM, TX; ID: RPH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jacksboro:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WICHITA
FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FT
WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
- SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 68
miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; FT WORTH,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 72 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
Public high schools in Jacksboro:
- JACKSBORO H S (Students: 296; Location: 812 W
BELKNAP ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ALTER SCH (Students: 9; Location: 812 W
BELKNAP ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jacksboro:
- JACKSBORO EL (Students: 470; Location: 119 N
4TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOHN LOWRANCE MIDDLE (Students: 226;
Location: 117 N 4TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Jacksboro:
- GLADYS JOHNSON RITCHIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $73,848; Location: 626 W COLLEGE ST;
23,515 books; 336 audio materials; 1,188 video
materials; 27 serial subscriptions)
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