Lake Jackson is a city located in Brazoria County Texas. Lake Jackson has a 2020 population of 28,443. Lake Jackson is currently growing at a rate of 0.47% annually and its population has increased by 0.94% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 28,177 in 2010.
The average household income in Lake Jackson is $104,494 with a poverty rate of 7.84%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,217 per month, and the median house value is $200,800. The median age in Lake Jackson is 34.6 years, 32.2 years for males, and 37.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Lake Jacksonwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 22,980 | 84.27% |
Black or African American | 1,189 | 4.36% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 28 | 0.10% |
Asian | 903 | 3.31% |
Some Other Race | 1,159 | 4.25% |
Two or More Races | 1,010 | 3.70% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 10,074 | 2.7 | 62.7 |
Married | 5,686 | 3.3 | 75.6 |
Male | 458 | 3.84 | 54.1 |
Female | 884 | 3.08 | 50 |
Non Family | 3,046 | 1.29 | 43.4 |
3.23
Average Family Size
2.7
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 188 | 1.06% |
9th to 12th Grade | 729 | 4.12% |
High School Graduate | 4,698 | 26.56% |
Some College | 4,472 | 25.28% |
Associates Degree | 1,630 | 9.21% |
Bachelors Degree | 4,273 | 24.15% |
Graduate Degree | 1,701 | 9.62% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 642 | 606 | 378 |
2+ Races | 395 | 378 | 182 |
White | 12,046 | 11,790 | 4,740 |
Hispanic | 4,029 | 3,410 | 675 |
Black | 835 | 830 | 128 |
Other Race | 639 | 530 | 19 |
Native American | 28 | 28 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 58.88%.
$52,835
Average Earnings
$64,762
Average Male
$36,591
Average Female
77.03% of Lake Jackson residents speak only English, while 22.97% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 19.10% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 28 | 15 | 53.57% |
Black | 1,176 | 202 | 17.18% |
Hispanic | 7,775 | 1,034 | 13.30% |
Asian | 894 | 79 | 8.84% |
White | 16,892 | 787 | 4.66% |
Other | 82 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 999 | 60 | 6.01% |
7.84%
Overall Poverty Rate
5.53%
Male Poverty Rate
10.13%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Lake Jackson is Native, with 53.57% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Lake Jackson is Multiple, with 6.01% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.21%. Among those working part-time, it was 11.23%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 11.64%.
56.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
55.4%
Male Marriage Rate
57.0%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,252 | 7.36% |
Black | 46 | 4.60% |
Native American | 28 | 100.00% |
Other Race | 3 | 0.37% |
2+ Races | 12 | 1.89% |
Hispanic | 150 | 3.14% |
4.33%
Veteran Poverty Rate
23.01%
Veteran Disability Rate
68.5%
Labor Force Participation
65.5%
Employment Rate
4.4%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
64.31%
Born in Lake Jackson
90.71%
Native Born
9.29%
Foreign Born
4.20%
Non Citizen
5.09%
Naturalized
90.71% of Lake Jackson residents were born in the United States, with 64.31% having been born in Texas. 4.20% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 2,897 | 0.00% | |
1960 | 9,651 | 6,754 | 12.79% |
1970 | 13,376 | 3,725 | 3.32% |
1980 | 19,102 | 5,726 | 3.63% |
1990 | 22,776 | 3,674 | 1.77% |
2000 | 26,386 | 3,610 | 1.48% |
2010 | 26,849 | 463 | 0.17% |
2011 | 26,982 | 133 | 0.50% |
2012 | 27,115 | 133 | 0.49% |
2013 | 27,248 | 133 | 0.49% |
2014 | 27,381 | 133 | 0.49% |
2015 | 27,514 | 133 | 0.49% |
2016 | 27,647 | 133 | 0.48% |
2017 | 27,780 | 133 | 0.48% |
2018 | 27,913 | 133 | 0.48% |
2019 | 28,046 | 133 | 0.48% |
2020 | 28,177 | 131 | 0.47% |
2021 | 28,310 | 133 | 0.47% |
2022 | 28,443 | 133 | 0.47% |