Lake Jackson Jobs

Lake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of a 2004 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city population was 27,022. Lake Jackson is named after an oxbow lake of the same name on the outskirts of town. The lake in turn was named after the family whose antebellum plantation house, sat alongside the lake; only very minor ruins of the Lake Jackson Plantation, can now be seen in a park at the site. The city is the birthplace of famous Tejano singer Selena. Lake Jackson represented in the U.S. Congress by Ron Paul, who is currently making a bid for the U.S. presidency.

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Among the most common occupations in Lake Jackson are Management, professional, and related occupations, 43%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 11%. Approximately 77 percent of workers in Lake Jackson, Texas work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Lake Jackson Jobs are for physical therapy assistant jobs, speech therapy jobs, assistant store manager jobs, physical therapy jobs, occupational therapist jobs and store cashier jobs.

The leading industries in Lake Jackson, Texas are Manufacturing, 27%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Construction, 9%. Simply Hired's Lake Jackson job listings indicate that the following industries in Lake Jackson are hiring the most workers: Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Convenience Stores and Grocery Stores & Supermarkets.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lake Jackson, Texas is $45,270, and the median income of households in Lake Jackson was $60,901.

Lake Jackson has an unemployment rate of 4.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Lake Jackson Trends data, the number of Lake Jackson, Texas jobs has decreased by 18% since March 2008.

Population of Lake Jackson Total population 26,386 Male 48.81% Female 51.19% Median age 34.5     Lake Jackson Housing Owner-occupied homes 71.1% Median cost of a home $95,600 Median mortgage payment $758 Renter-occupied homes 28.9% Vacant housing 8.5% Median monthly rent $595     Average Income Median for all male full-time $60,143 Median for all female full-time $30,398     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 4% $15,000 to $24,999 8% $25,000 to $34,999 9% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 15% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 20% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 25% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 65% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 9%     Race White 88% Black or African American 4% Asian 3% Other 6%     Lake Jackson Commute Carpool 9.8% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 20 minutes

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