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Moving to Jacksboro, Texas

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Population: 4,533. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,610 (+1.7% change)
Males: 2,636 (58.2%), Females: 1,897 (41.8%)

Jack County

Zip code: 76458

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $30,833
Median house value: $43,200

Population by Race

Races in Jacksboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
  • Hispanic (10.7%)
  • Black (10.5%)
  • Other race (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (14.7%), Irish (8.7%), English (5.6%), German (4.4%), Dutch (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Elevation: 1084 feet

Land area: 5.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jacksboro

  • High school or higher: 72.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jacksboro city

  • Never married: 11.2%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

3.3% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,182 (+35.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Jacksboro:

  • FAITH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (717 MAGNOLIA ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Jacksboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jacksboro:

  • SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 57 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: SPS)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 60 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 61 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: AFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jacksboro:

  • JACKSBORO MUNI (about 2 miles; JACKSBORO, TX; Abbreviation: 21F)
  • BRIDGEPORT MUNI (about 25 miles; BRIDGEPORT, TX; Abbreviation: 1F9)
  • GRAHAM MUNI (about 29 miles; GRAHAM, TX; Abbreviation: RPH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jacksboro:

  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 68 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
  • TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,403)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 72 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,673)

Schools

Public high schools in Jacksboro:

  • JACKSBORO H S (Students: 296; Location: 812 W BELKNAP ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ALTER SCH (Students: 9; Location: 812 W BELKNAP ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Jacksboro:

  • JACKSBORO EL (Students: 470; Location: 119 N 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • JOHN LOWRANCE MIDDLE (Students: 226; Location: 117 N 4TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Jacksboro:

  • GLADYS JOHNSON RITCHIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,848; Location: 626 W COLLEGE ST; 23,515 books; 336 audio materials; 1,188 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)

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