City in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri · 10.7 sq mi · 1,502 people per sq mi
About 16,000 people live in Jackson. The typical household earns $77,105, and the median resident is 37.1 years old.
2026 projection
From 15,448 in 2020
Poverty rate 8.58%
Men 34.8 · Women 38.7
1860–2026
16,143
2026 projection
4.5% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
16,143
2026 projection
4.5% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 16,143 | +110 | 0.69% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,033 | +144 | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 15,889 | +142 | 0.90% |
| 2023 | 15,747 | +37 | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 15,710 | +211 | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 15,499 | +51 | 0.33% |
| 2020 | 15,448 | +594 | 4.00% |
| 2019 | 14,854 | -148 | 0.99% |
| 2018 | 15,002 | +43 | 0.29% |
| 2017 | 14,959 | +65 | 0.44% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 157 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 12 residents
57% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 57% | 59% | 56% |
| Never married | 25% | 30% | 20% |
| Divorced | 10% | 7% | 12% |
| Widowed | 7% | 3% | 11% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau