Jackson CultureThe Culture category will include (but is not limited to) the following areas:
Poverty Rates
Family and Household Types
Housing Types and Inventory
Social Security Beneficiaries
Overview
Jackson County has a percentage of families living below the poverty line that is slightly higher (9.5%) than the state rate (9%). The rate in which individuals living in Jackson County are in poverty, defined as single people under the age of 65 making less than $10,787, is also higher at 15.1% of the population compared to North Carolina’s 12.3% rate. Jackson County’s housing unit inventory speaks to the second-home market, as 23.89% of all housing units are considered seasonal. The state of North Carolina accounts only 3.83% of total units designated as seasonal living. The rate of ownership in Jackson County is far less than the state average (49.59% compared to 61.65%).
Jackson County Culture
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Households and Poverty (2000)
Household Type
Jackson Number
Jackson Percent
NC Number
NC Percent
Total Households
13,191
100.00%
3,132,013
100.00%
Family
8,586
65.10%
2,158,869
68.90%
-with children under 18
3,365
25.50%
995,648
31.80%
Married Couples
6,774
51.40%
1,645,346
52.50%
-with children under 18
2,374
18.00%
707,506
22.60%
Female - No Husband
1,317
10.00%
389,997
12.50%
-with children under 18
734
5.60%
227,351
7.30%
Nonfamily Homes
4,605
34.90%
973,144
31.10%
-living alone
3,561
27.00%
795,271
25.40%
-65 years or older
1,291
9.80%
270,141
8.60%
Families in Poverty
819
9.50%
196,423
9.00%
-with children under 18
556
15.10%
146,753
13.30%
-with children under 5
239
18.40%
71,615
16.50%
FIP Female - No Husband
378
30.60%
104,265
27.40%
-with children under 18
311
39.50%
90,584
34.30%
-with children under 5
141
56.00%
42,981
45.90%
Individuals in Poverty
4,576
15.10%
958,667
12.30%
-18 years and older
3,581
14.90%
647,614
11.00%
-65 years and older
679
15.20%
122,248
13.20%
Source: Poverty, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Social Security Beneficiaries (2006)
Beneficiaries
Jackson 2006
NC 2006
Number
6,800
1,550,340
Percent to Total Population
18.54%
17.48%
Source: Log into North Carolina.
Note: Includes retirement, disability and survivor payments
Jackson County has a percentage of families living below the poverty line that is slightly higher (9.5%) than the state rate (9%). The rate in which individuals living in Jackson County are in poverty, defined as single people under the age of 65 making less than $10,787, is also higher at 15.1% of the population compared to North Carolina’s 12.3% rate. 
