Jackson County, Texas
16 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,152
- Median household income
- $65,414
- ±3,937
- Unemployed
- 5.3%
- 345 of 6,529 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.5%
- 5,032 of 6,028 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jackson | 15,121 (2021) | 115 W Main St, Edna | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Edna | 5,944 (2021) | 126 W Main St, Edna | — |
| City of la Ward | 189 (2021) | Po Box 178, La Ward | — |
| Town of Ganado | 1,982 (2021) | Po Box 264, Ganado | Website |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District | Drainage | 2066 State Highway 111 S, Edna | — |
| Jackson County Hospital District | Hospitals | 1013 S Wells St, Edna | Website |
| Edna City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 600 N Kleas St, Edna | — |
| Texana Groundwater Conservancy District | Irrigation | Po Box 1098, Edna | — |
| Jackson County Emergency Service District 2 | Local fire protection | Po Box 149, Palacios | — |
| Jackson County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 455, Vanderbilt | — |
| Jackson County Emergency Services District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 215, Edna | — |
| Lavaca-Navidad River Authority | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 429, Edna | Website |
| Jackson County Navigation District | Sea and inland port facilities | 308 Silverado Trl, Victoria | — |
| Jackson County Water Control and Improvement District 1 | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 407, Lolita | — |
| Jackson County Water Control and Improvement District 2 | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 574, Vanderbilt | — |
| Jackson Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 700 N Wells St, Edna | — |
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
EDNA ISD
School district5 schools
601 N WELLS, Edna, TX, 77957
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GANADO ISD
School district3 schools
210 S SIXTH ST, Ganado, TX, 77962
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
INDUSTRIAL ISD
School district4 schools
216 5TH ST, Vanderbilt, TX, 77991
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
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
Weimar Farmers Market (111 East Post Office Street Weimar)
Downtown Farmers Market Bay City (1816 7th Street Bay City)
Victoria Farmers' Market (Victoria)
Wharton County Farmers Market (100 Block South Houston Street Wharton)
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.