Jackson

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Jackson.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Jackson	County	26,846	33,121	40,271	43,110	45,281	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Jackson.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Dillsboro	Town	Jackson	130	238	232	208	216	→
Forest Hills	Village	Jackson	186	310	354	303	318	→
Highlands	Town	Macon / Jackson	961	928	930	1,072	1,119	→
Sylva	Town	Jackson	2,266	2,433	2,553	2,583	2,694	→
Webster	Town	Jackson	352	496	361	372	388	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	21,102
Females	22,007

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	7,319
18-64 years	27,347
65+ years	8,443

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,622
70-79 years	4,104
60-69 years	5,381
50-59 years	4,660
40-49 years	4,114
30-39 years	4,355
20-29 years	8,293
10-19 years	6,666
0-9 years	3,914

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	28,739
Urban	14,370

»Race« (C 2020)
White	33,426
Black/African American	856
Indigenous	4,098
Asian	512
Pacific Islander	10
Some other	1,663
2 or more	2,544

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	3,292
Other	39,817