Jacksboro vs Perrin

A side-by-side comparison of Jacksboro and Perrin: population, income, housing, and more.

Jacksboro and Perrin are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jacksboro has the higher population (4,151 vs 271 in Perrin). Perrin has the higher median household income ($48,929 vs $45,625 in Jacksboro). Since 2019, Perrin's population has grown faster (+25.5% vs -5.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Jacksboro	Perrin
Population	4,151	271
Median age	37.7 yrs	22.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	$48,929
Median home value	$141,900	—
Median gross rent	$803	$1,049
Housing units	1,524	101
Homeownership rate	63.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacksboro	Perrin
Population	4,379 → 4,151 (-5.2%)	216 → 271 (+25.5%)
Median household income	$33,940 → $45,625 (+34.4%)	$23,295 → $48,929 (+110.0%)
Median home value	$76,000 → $141,900 (+86.7%)	$58,600 → $77,500 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $803 (+10.3%)	—

Jacksboro

Population

4,3794,151

Median household income

$33,940$45,625

Median home value

$76,000$141,900

Median gross rent

$728$803

Perrin

Population

216271

Median household income

$23,295$48,929

Median home value

$58,600$77,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacksboro	Perrin
Under 5	3.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	28.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	29.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	3.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	3.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	0.0%
75 and over	6.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacksboro	Perrin
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	77.1%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	22.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacksboro	Perrin
No high school diploma	28.3%	21.9%
High school graduate	30.2%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacksboro	Perrin
Drove alone	83.4%	79.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	20.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacksboro	Perrin
1-unit, detached	79.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jacksboro	Perrin
Poverty rate	24.2%	22.1%
Average household size	2.47	3.99
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1969	1965