Lake Jackson, TX Housing Market & City Data

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27,220
Population Estimate
$186,767
Median Home Value
95.7%
Employment Rate
35.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$147
Median Listing Price$266,200
Median Days on Market63
Active Listings136
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)173
Avg Listing Price$296,929
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.13
Family Dual Income55.5
Median Household Income$82,465
Median Individual Income$41,605
Home Ownership64.8%
Home Value$186,767
Median Rent$1,219
Rent Burden23.4%
Poverty8.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED6.0%
  • Highschool Education23.9%
  • Some College34.9%
  • Bachelors Degree24.7%
  • Graduate Degree10.5%
  • Total College or Above35.2%
  • Stem Degree56.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.1%
  • Female49.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married57.5%
  • Divorced10.7%
  • Never Married26.2%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake Jackson
State IDTX
Population27,220

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.6%
19–2914.8%
30–3914.2%
40–4910.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.8%
60–6910.0%
70–795.5%
80+3.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.7%
Unemployment Rate4.3%
Disabled9.2%

ETHNICITY

White87.2%
Black3.5%
Asian3.0%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.6%
Multiple3.6%

OTHER

Hispanic29.4%
Limited English1.7%
Health Uninsured14.0%
Veteran7.1%

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Neighborhoods in Lake Jackson, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in Lake Jackson, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Oak Forest Neighborhood Library

    Oak Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $283,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    61
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 4 schools

  • Brazos Oaks Park

    Brazos Oaks ↗

    Median asking price
    $146,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    57
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.4/10 · 5 schools

  • Northlake Forest

    Lake Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $339,999
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    40
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 5 schools

  • Tanglewood

    Tanglewood ↗

    Median asking price
    $249,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    32
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.2/10 · 5 schools

  • Jackson Plantation Historic Site

    Jackson Plantation ↗

    Median asking price
    $275,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    27
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.8/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.