The population of Jackson Parish is estimated at 15,847. In 2017 there were 159 births and 203 deaths in Jackson Parish . Jackson Parish has 2,158 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,433 that are owned free and clear and 1,670 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Jackson Parish filed 6,000 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Louisiana filings and 0.004% of the entire nation. Jackson Parish had a combined total federal tax liability of $39,685,000 on earned income of $281,803,000. Other notable statistics from Jackson Parish were 180 unemployment claims which collected a total of $820,000 and 930 charitable contributions valued at $7,159,000. 710 filings from Jackson Parish paid a combined total of $946,000 in property taxes and 710 filings paid $4,419,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Jackson Parish had 63 religious congregations with an estimated 10,635 members.
13.0% of the Jackson Parish population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 20.9% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 47% of Jackson Parish voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 65 votes.
At $38,893 the median income is 84.0% of the Louisiana average. An estimated 318 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Jackson Parish, the equivalant of around 4.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 5.6%.

Top 15 Industries in Jackson Parish .
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
555	Health care and social assistance
547	Retail trade
212	Restaurants and other eating places
143	Limited-service restaurants
112	Finance and insurance
96	Gasoline stations
88	Credit intermediation and related activities
79	Ambulatory health care services
79	Transportation and warehousing
71	Other services (except public administration)
69	Full-service restaurants
65	Commercial banking
65	State commercial banks (banking)
58	Food and beverage stores
50	Professional, scientific, and technical services

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