Jacksboro is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,339 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jacksboro is the 434th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Jacksboro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jacksboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jacksboro is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jacksboro who work in sales jobs (11.67%), food service (10.37%), and management occupations (7.51%). Being a small city, Jacksboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Jacksboro is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.42% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Jacksboro in 2022 was $22,547, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,188 for a family of four. However, Jacksboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jacksboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jacksboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jacksboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jacksboro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.84% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jacksboro include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Jacksboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
