Editing Jack County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1000
|1870= 694
|1880= 6626
|1890= 9740
|1900= 10224
|1910= 11817
|1920= 9863
|1930= 9046
|1940= 10206
|1950= 7755
|1960= 7418
|1970= 6711
|1980= 7408
|1990= 6981
|2000= 8763
|2010= 9044
|2020= 8472
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 2, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

[[Image:Jack County.JPG|thumb|200px|A scene typical of the mixed pastures and wooded hills of eastern Jack County]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Jack County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Jack County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48237&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jack County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48237&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jack County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48237&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,468
|7,289
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,358
|85.22%
|80.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|481
|340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |294
|5.49%
|3.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.47%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|48
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.55%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|24
|30
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41
|0.27%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.01%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|49
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |209
|0.56%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|691
|1,283
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,521
|7.89%
|14.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,763'''
|'''9,044'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,472'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>  8,763 people, 3,047 households, and 2,227 families were residing in Jack County. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 3,668 housing units averaged {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 88.68% White, 5.55% African American], 0.67% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 3.85% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. About 7.89% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 3,047 households, 32.7% had children under 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were not families. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the average family size was 2.99. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], about 4.1 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households were in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{citation |title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|work=The New York Times |date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0}}</ref>

In the county, the age distribution was 23.4% under 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,500, and for a family was $37,323. Males had a median income of $28,838 versus $20,216 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,210. About 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.