Jackson County vs. Houston County
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Jackson County (FL) Houston County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 48,305 104,722
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.9% 3.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 49,761 101,554
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 49,746 101,547
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.6% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.5% 17.8%
Female persons, percent 44.9% 52.0%
White alone, percent 69.2% 69.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 26.9% 27.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 0.8% 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.0% 3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 65.1% 66.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,254 7,949
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.0% 2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 21,113 47,784
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.3% 65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $98,800 $130,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $993 $1,094
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $340 $324
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $656 $741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 7.2% 14.6%
Building permits, 2018 57 377
Households, 2014-2018 16,894 39,253
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.40 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.2% 87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.9% 3.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 77.2% 80.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 69.7% 70.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.7% 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.4% 21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.0% 12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.2% 11.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 44.3% 57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.3% 52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 52,213 212,977
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 157,438 1,061,902
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 574,038 2,164,855
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,723 $20,936
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.0 21.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,002 $45,496
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $18,882 $25,990
Persons in poverty, percent 23.5% 16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 797 2,720
Total employment, 2017 9,192 44,787
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 296,529 1,778,188
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.2% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,635 7,104
All firms, 2012 2,953 8,810
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,524 4,444
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,001 3,266
Minority-owned firms, 2012 723 1,960
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,043 6,409
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 313 1,086
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,385 7,178
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 12.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 54.2 175.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 917.76 579.82
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jackson county (FL) and Houston county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.