Demographics of Lake Jackson city, Texas

Lake Jackson city, Texas had 27,803 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −336 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lake Jackson city, in four figures

27,803
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,974 ±32.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −336 people.; 35.7 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,938 ±$8,368
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lake Jackson city, Texas's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lake Jackson city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lake Jackson city, Texas's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lake Jackson city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,139	100.0	100.0
2021	27,893	99.1	100.2
2022	27,712	98.5	100.7
2023	27,859	99.0	101.6
2024	28,043	99.7	102.5
2025	27,803	98.8	103.1

Population of Lake Jackson city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,139	—
2021	27,893	−246
2022	27,712	−181
2023	27,859	+147
2024	28,043	+184
2025	27,803	−240

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.7 ±2.6: for men 32.8 ±1.4 and for women 38.7 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,797 ±397	6.4% ±1.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,012 ±639	17.9% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,608 ±490	9.3% ±1.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,029 ±825	28.7% ±2.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,872 ±694	24.6% ±2.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,656 ±456	13.1% ±1.6	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,938 ±$8,368, and income per person $42,090 ±$3,093, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lake Jackson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,314 ±378	12.3% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,391 ±366	13.0% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,605 ±395	15.0% ±3.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,495 ±352	13.9% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,426 ±475	22.6% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,253 ±297	11.7% ±2.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,241 ±272	11.6% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lake Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,254 ±863	11.7% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,090 ±421	16.4% ±6.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,775 ±480	11.5% ±3.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	389 ±162	7.0% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake Jackson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake Jackson city	Texas	United States
Housing units	11,532 ±536	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±1.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.7% ±4.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.3% ±3.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$250,100 ±$16,894	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,478 ±$92	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lake Jackson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,557 ±1,028	30.6% ±3.7	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,042 ±1,052	57.3% ±3.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,943 ±831	6.9% ±3.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	493 ±239	1.8% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 186	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	858 ±324	3.1% ±1.2	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lake Jackson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	18,583 ±1,138	66.4% ±4.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,046 ±934	25.2% ±3.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	415 ±181	1.5% ±0.6	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,930 ±464	6.9% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,332 ±364	4.8% ±1.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	598 ±287	2.1% ±1.0	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lake Jackson city among the places of Texas

124th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Lake Jackson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Southlake city	31,137 ±291
Sachse city	30,491 ±55
Converse city	29,607 ±40
Eagle Pass city	28,339 ±31
Alvin city	28,333 ±32
Lake Jackson city	27,974 ±32
Balch Springs city	27,255 ±47
Fort Hood CDP	26,814 ±1,237
Colleyville city	26,012 ±101
Denison city	25,778 ±42
Corsicana city	25,511 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lake Jackson city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 55 Places in Texas by median age
No. 75 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 84 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 99 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 103 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 161 Places in Texas by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026