Town guide

Jackson, Nebraska

Jackson is a village in Dakota County, Nebraska, home to about 273 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 68743.

Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population273607 per sq mi
Median home value$196,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$138Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Jackson

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Around Jackson

Distances

Nearest major airportEppley Airfield (OMA)87 miles away
Closer regional airportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Omaha, NE86 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL457 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Jackson; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Jackson

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Jackson had 207 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 298th largest of 580 towns in Nebraska by population.

Dakota County grew from 6,286 residents in 1900 to 21,582 in 2020.

Jackson population by census2000: 205, 2010: 223, 2020: 207205200022320102072020

Dakota County, 1900–2020

Dakota County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,286, 1910: 6,564, 1920: 7,694, 1930: 9,505, 1940: 9,836, 1950: 10,401, 1960: 12,168, 1970: 13,137, 1980: 16,573, 1990: 16,742, 2000: 20,253, 2010: 21,006, 2020: 21,5826K’00’108K’20’3010K’40’5012K’60’7017K’80’9020K’00’1022K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 30.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near JacksonJan: high 30°F, low 9°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 13°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 24°F, 1.6 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 35°F, 3.1 in; May: high 72°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 58°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 63°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 61°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 51°F, 3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 37°F, 2.4 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 24°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 14°F, 1 in30°9°Jan0.735°13°Feb0.947°24°Mar1.661°35°Apr3.172°47°May4.482°58°Jun4.686°63°Jul3.483°61°Aug3.977°51°Sep3.064°37°Oct2.447°24°Nov1.434°14°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sioux City Ang, IA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Dakota County

12,034 jobs at 427 businesses in Dakota County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dakota CountyManufacturing: 5,715 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,537 jobs; Retail trade: 902 jobs; Finance and insurance: 781 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 668 jobs; Construction: 594 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 562 jobs; Administrative and support: 376 jobsManufacturing 48% Transportation and warehousing 13% Retail trade 8% Finance and insurance 7% Hotels and restaurants 6% Construction 5% Health care and social assistance 5% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jackson.

Nearest hospitals

  • Dunes Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Dakota Dunes5.3 miles
  • Mercyone Siouxland Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sioux City9.3 miles
  • St. Lukes Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sioux City9.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Jackson

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Lewis and Clark Camp Site Historical Marker0.6 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Jackson

Public schools here are run by Ponca Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Jackson ElementaryJacksonPre-K–2116Public0.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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