Lake Jackson.
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Texas·Brazoria County
6 tracts·33K people·$250K median·1,688/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lake Jackson is $250,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lake Jackson has 27,974 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.7; the population is 57.4% White, 30.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Black, 3.1% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
BESS BRANNEN EL (69%), O M ROBERTS EL (56%) and A P BEUTEL EL (52%) lead the elementary schools; LAKE JACKSON INT (49%) and RASCO MIDDLE (44%) lead the middle schools; BRAZOS SUCCESS ACADEMY is the high school with reported scores (32%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,478/month, 6% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lake Jackson is $90,938 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lake Jackson, median rent is $1,478/month and the median home value is $250,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lake Jackson reported 2.5 violent crimes and 17.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 115 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lake Jackson are inland flooding (91), drought (90) and wildfire (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lake Jackson, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).