Moving to Jackson, Alabama
Population: 5,419. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,285 (-2.5% change)
Males: 2,502 (46.2%), Females: 2,917 (53.8%)
Clarke County
Zip code: 36545
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $34,806
Median house value: $80,100
Population by Race
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
Population by Education
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%).
Hospitals
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
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jackson:
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 64 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)
- KEY FIELD (about 81 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- JACKSON MUNI (about 4 miles; JACKSON, AL; Abbreviation: 4R3)
- GROVE HILL MUNI (about 15 miles; GROVE HILL, AL; Abbreviation: 3A0)
- ROY WILCOX (about 21 miles; CHATOM, AL; Abbreviation: 5R1)
Colleges and Universities
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; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 60 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 70 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 83 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 87 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
Schools
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)
Libraries
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)