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Lake Jackson Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lake Jackson Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

28,158

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
17.9%
18 - 24:
9.3%
25 - 34:
15.9%
35 - 54:
24.7%
55 - 64:
12.7%
Over 65 Years:
13.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.6%
4.6%
92.6%
92.6%
27.8%
27.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lake Jackson
USA
$42,090
$42,090
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Lake Jackson
USA
$90,938
$90,938
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.7%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Construction
Retail
Other
Administration
Accommodation
Transportation
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Utilities
20.2%
20.2%
13.1%
13.1%
12.0%
12.0%
11.4%
11.4%
10.5%
10.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.2%
3.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
57.3%
57.3%
30.6%
30.6%
6.9%
6.9%
3.3%
3.3%
1.8%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
French
Italian
Scots-Irish
European
Scottish
Polish
Czech
Dutch
Welsh
British
Norwegian
Swedish
Danish
Haitian
Swiss
French Canadian
Czechoslovakian
9.5%
9.5%
9.1%
9.1%
8.4%
8.4%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.9%
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0.8%
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0.6%
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0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Arabic
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Korean
Japanese
Portuguese
Chinese
Polish
Persian
Russian
West Germanic languages
French
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
81.9%
81.9%
15.2%
15.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lake Jackson Residents

6.9%