Jackson Parish, Louisiana
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 14,884
- Median household income
- $44,925
- ±3,582
- Unemployed
- 7.4%
- 418 of 5,640 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 73.9%
- 4,123 of 5,576 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Jackson | 14,876 (2021) | 500 E Court St, Jonesboro | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chatham | 479 (2021) | Po Box 7, Chatham | — |
| Town of Eros | 127 (2021) | Po Box 200, Eros | — |
| Town of Jonesboro | 4,181 (2021) | Po Box 610, Jonesboro | — |
| Village of East Hodge | 199 (2021) | Po Box 10, Hodge | — |
| Village of Hodge | 373 (2021) | Po Box 280, Hodge | — |
| Village of North Hodge | 289 (2021) | Po Box 520, Hodge | — |
| Village of Quitman | 155 (2021) | Po Box 35, Quitman | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Parish Watershed District | Other natural resources | Po Box 398, Jonesboro | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Jackson Parish
School district5 schools
315 Pershing Highway, Jonesboro, LA, 71251
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ruston Farmers Market (220 East Mississippi Ruston)
West Monroe Farmers' Market (1700 North 7th Street West Monroe)
Winn Farmers' Market (301 West Main Street Office: 119 West Main Suite 4 Winnfield)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.