Editing Jackson, Ohio (section)

==Demographics==

Jackson has the eighth largest population of people of [[Welsh Americans|Welsh]] descent in the United States, and fourth largest in Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Welsh.html |title=Welsh Ancestry Search - Welsh Genealogy by City - ePodunk.com |access-date=May 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713035325/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Welsh.html |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Oak Hill Welsh Congregational Church|Welsh-American Heritage Museum]] in [[Oak Hill, Ohio|Oak Hill]] describes the experience of Welsh immigration to this area and their chief occupations in farming, making iron, and manufacturing clay.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rio.edu/madog/Welsh-American-Heritage-Museum.cfm |title=Welsh-American Heritage Museum |access-date=May 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120926/http://www.rio.edu/madog/Welsh-American-Heritage-Museum.cfm |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{US Census population
|align=right
|1830= 136
|1840= 297
|1850= 480
|1860= 1067
|1870= 2016
|1880= 3021
|1890= 4320
|1900= 4672
|1910= 5468
|1920= 5842
|1930= 5922
|1940= 6295
|1950= 6504
|1960= 6980
|1970= 6843
|1980= 6675
|1990= 6144
|2000= 6184
|2010= 6397
|2020= 6252
|estyear=2021
|estimate=6209
|estref=
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/jacksoncityohio,US/PST045221|title=Jackson city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:JacksonOHAppleWaterTower.JPG|right|thumb|The water tower in Jackson is painted with an apple to celebrate the city's Apple Festival]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,397 people, 2,734 households, and 1,698 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|777.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,019 housing units at an average density of {{convert|366.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 2,734 households, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 38.1 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,184 people, 2,667 households, and 1,712 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|823.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,905 housing units at an average density of {{convert|386.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 2,667 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,728, and the median income for a family was $33,456. Males had a median income of $31,131 versus $21,612 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,855. About 14.6% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.