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Jackson
Kentuckycity
Total population
2,015
Median home value
$77,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$32,683
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Kentucky, United States, Jackson is recorded in open geodata as a city. Jackson maps to 37.565°, -83.376° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 2,015. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. It covers about 6.5 km² of land area. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,485 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Population density therefore averages about 310 per km², an average residential density. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Jackson, KY from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Breathitt County High SchoolHigh · Jackson · 763 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- Sebastian Elementary SchoolElementary · Jackson · 468 students · 15.6:1 ratio
- Jackson City SchoolOther · Jackson · 349 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary SchoolElementary · Lost Creek · 231 students · 12.2:1 ratio
- Highland-Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · Booneville · 187 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Breathitt Regional SchoolHigh · Jackson · 30 students · 15:1 ratio
- Breathitt County Day TreatmentHigh · Jackson · 21 students · 10.5:1 ratio
- Breathitt County Area Technology CenterHigh · Jackson
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Kentucky
- Buckhorn16 mi away
- Salyersville21 mi away
- Combs22.3 mi away · pop. 64
- Hazard23.2 mi away · pop. 5,008
- Oneida25.1 mi away
- West Liberty25.1 mi away · pop. 3,295
- Diablock25.9 mi away · pop. 315
- Frenchburg30 mi away · pop. 643
- Pippa Passes31.9 mi away
- Wayland32.3 mi away · pop. 316
- Ravenna32.5 mi away · pop. 642
- Stanton32.7 mi away · pop. 3,218
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Jackson

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library