Jackson, Ohio

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Jackson is a city in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Jackson is located at 39°3′3″N, 82°38′23″W (39.050784, -82.639584)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.1 km² (7.8 mi²). 19.5 km² (7.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.22%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,184 people, 2,667 households, and 1,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 317.9/km² (823.4/mi²). There were 2,905 housing units at an average density of 149.4/km² (386.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% White, 0.44% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 2,667 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,728, and the median income for a family was $33,456. Males had a median income of $31,131 versus $21,612 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,855. About 14.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.