Jackson City, Kentucky

Jackson City is a city located in the Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. It is home to over 2490 people (2000 census). In July 2008, its estimated population was 2400, It is Kentucky's 144th largest by population . The city extends throughout a territory of 2.75 sq mi (7.12 square kilometre ), of which, 2.66 square miles (6.89 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Kentucky's 148th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2490 people in the city, organized into 1005 households, and 661 families living in the city. The population density was 935.4 people per square mile (361.16/kmē), making it the 274th most densely populated city in Kentucky. There were 1111 housing units at an average density of 417.7 per square mile (161.27/kmē). The average household size was 2.28 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. In the city the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 12% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 126.4 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 131.6 females. The median age of the city's population was 39.5 years, The median age of males and females living in Jackson City was 35.2 and 42.2 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% White, 0.56% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0.64% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.48% from two or more races and 0.12% Other races.

Jackson city Kentucky Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Jackson city Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Jackson City Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $25272, it is the 132nd lowest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income for a family in the city was $33036, it is Kentucky's 308th wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13532, it would be the 111th lowest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income of city was $19741, Median income for males is $24464, compared with $14821 for females.

In 2000, 608 pupils and students, of which 42.76% are male and 57.24% are female, 24.42% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.09% nursery or pri school, 6.58% kindergarten, 43.26% elementary school, 16.78% high school and 27.3% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2490
April 2000 Estimate2530
July 2000 Estimate2519
July 2001 Estimate2479
July 2002 Estimate2451
July 2003 Estimate2427
July 2004 Estimate2422
July 2005 Estimate2411
July 2006 Estimate2398
July 2007 Estimate2387
July 2008 Estimate2400
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school43337
Kindergarten251540
Elementary school114149263
High school3270102
College or graduate school8581166
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Jackson city, Kentucky$25272$33036$13532
Breathitt County, Kentucky$19155$23721$11044
Kentucky, United States$33672$40939$18093
United States$41994$50046$21587