County profile
Jackson County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#2054 of 3,127 US counties by GDP32nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 24% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$772.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,775
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
337
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
15,393
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$65.4k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
16.6%±3.0%
Poverty rate
14.1%±4.1%
Business applications
122 · 2025
Retail establishments
48
31.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Entergy Mississippi, Inc. 1M BD 66Utilities———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing39%
Construction29%
Retail trade10%
Admin & support9%
Other services8%
Food & accommodation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
15,393
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $55.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−6
International migration+154
Natural change+247
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$731.4M2019
$600.2M2020
$668.4M2021
$739.7M2022
$754.5M2023
$772.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$203.9k±$29.1k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$64/mo
Vacancy rate
14.2%±3.2%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 94Drought 90Wildfire 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1792016
1962017
1992018
2212019
2242020
2512021
2652022
2842023
2782024
2962025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202122021
42022
02023
02024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
82.2 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
CPKC
Nearest port
32.6 km
FORMAT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.0 km
VICTORIA RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.4k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $772.1M in 2024, growing 2.3% year over year — slower than 68% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.