Editing Jackson, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 934
|1880= 880
|1890= 1276
|1900= 2012
|1910= 2146
|1920= 2320
|1930= 3966
|1940= 5384
|1950= 6772
|1960= 1824
|1970= 4697
|1980= 3878
|1990= 3891
|2000= 4130
|2010= 3842
|2020= 3990
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Jackson racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2237830&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,432
| 60.95%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,265
| 31.7%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 21
| 0.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 7
| 0.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 102
| 2.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 159
| 3.98%
|}

At the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 4,130 people, 841 households, and 596 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|924.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 992 housing units at an average density of {{convert|222.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. At the 2020 [[Population Estimates Program|population estimates program]], 3,707 people lived in the town.<ref name=":0" /> By the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,990 people, 750 households, and 488 families residing in the town.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the town was 46.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 52.30% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.34% of the population. In 2019, 37.3% of the population were White, 59.9% Black and African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% some other race, and 1.1% two or more races.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Jackson town, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2237830|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

According to the 2000 U.S. census, were 841 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 44.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 226.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 264.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,455, and the median income for a family was $32,450. Males had a median income of $20,917 versus $17,896 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,039. About 18.7% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over. The 2019 [[American Community Survey|American community Survey]] estimated the median household income was $34,063.<ref name=":1" />