Texas · Census place 40588
Lake Jackson city, TX
Quick answer
Lake Jackson city has 27,902 residents, ranking #121 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $89,623, the median home is worth $248,900 and median gross rent runs $1,417 a month.
- Population
- 27,902Lake Jackson city residents
- Median household income
- $89,623Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $248,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,417Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Jackson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Jackson city median would spend about 19% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 61.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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