City safety & data profile

Lake JacksonTX

Lake Jackson, TX is a 28K-resident city in Brazoria County with a median household income of $90,938.

Brazoria County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Lake Jackson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Lake Jackson has a population larger than 59% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $250,100, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

28K
Population (place)
Top 41%
By size
$90,938
Median income (place)
$250,100
Median home (place)
11.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson posts a median household income higher than 61% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Lake Jackson area.

Top 39%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Lake Jackson

Where Lake Jackson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$90,938 Top 39% higher than 61% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Lake Jackson $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Lake Jackson, TX beyond the headline numbers

Lake Jackson sits inside Brazoria County, Texas, at roughly 29.03°N, -95.43°W. Population 27,533, $90,938 median household income. Median home value $250,100, median rent $1,478. Poverty rate 11.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Lake Jackson, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Lake Jackson, TX stands at 11.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Lake Jackson runs about 2.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.6% of Lake Jackson workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 16% in Lake Jackson, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Lake Jackson workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Lake Jackson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
27,533
Lake Jackson · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$90,938
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$250,100
-40% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Brazoria County): Lake Jackson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
391K+22%
Median Income
$97,993+45%
Median Home Value
$301,600+104%
Poverty Rate
7.4%-34%
Unemployment
4.7%-27%

Economics

Economics indicators for Lake Jackson, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,478/mo
Poverty Rate
11.7% -6% vs avg
Unemployment 8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.8%
Work From Home 5.6%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 64.4%
African American 8%
Asian 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
41.6%
Obesity
37%
High Blood Pressure
36.1%
Physical Inactivity
26.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Binge Drinking
17.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.4%
Current Smoking
13%
Diabetes
12.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.7%
Annual Checkup 75.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
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Alerts & News - Lake Jackson Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Lake Jackson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Lake Jackson, TX? ▼
Lake Jackson, TX has a population of 27,533 people, located in Brazoria County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Lake Jackson? ▼
The median household income in Lake Jackson, TX is $90,938 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.7%.
What is the median home value in Lake Jackson? ▼
The median home value in Lake Jackson, TX is $250,100. Median rent is $1,478/month.
What are the top health concerns in Lake Jackson? ▼
The top health indicators in Lake Jackson include Short Sleep Duration (41.6%), Obesity (37%), High Blood Pressure (36.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Lake Jackson? ▼
Lake Jackson has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Lake Jackson? ▼
The median age in Lake Jackson, TX is 35.7 years. 27.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Lake Jackson, TX is located in Brazoria County, Texas. With a population of 28K and a $90,938 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Lake Jackson area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Lake Jackson, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (11.7% here).

Charlotte, NC 11.7% Durham, NC 11.7% Moreno Valley, CA 11.7% Palm Bay, FL 11.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($90,938 here).

Sun Prairie, WI $90,942 Highland City, FL $90,947 Portland, OR $90,919 Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA $90,969

Nearby Cities 8

Clute, TX 11K Freeport, TX 12K Angleton, TX 19K Alvin, TX 26K Sienna Plantation, TX 14K Santa Fe, TX 13K Fresno, TX 19K Bay City, TX 18K
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Using Lake Jackson's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Lake Jackson area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Brazoria County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.