Jackson LakeCO
238 people call this town in Colorado home.
Is Jackson Lake a good place to live?
Jackson Lake’s mean commuting time is 37 minutes, where Colorado’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 160 Colorado towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Jackson Lake. 25% of the land in Jackson Lake is conserved, where Colorado’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Jackson Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jackson Lake.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Jackson Lake
Jackson Lake: a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 34 miles away. The top destinations are Fort Morgan (22%), Thornton (6%) and Denver (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24.5% of Jackson Lake is conserved land
3.0 miles of trail. Jackson Lake’s trail network density is put at 1.0 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and hot summers in Jackson Lake
Its peak summer temperature is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jackson Lake stands out in Colorado and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
For adults in Jackson Lake, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 31%. No town among the 160 in Colorado we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Jackson Lake. Across all 26 CDC measures, Jackson Lake beats Colorado on 5 and trails on 14. Only 2 of the 160 Colorado towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Jackson Lake.
| Jackson Lake | Typical Colorado town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 27% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Jackson Lake | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 19% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Jackson Lake: hail
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Jackson Lake
Moving to Jackson Lake: who provides what
Jackson Lake is unincorporated, so Morgan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Jackson Lake for work
Where Jackson Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jackson Lake; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Jackson Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
About Jackson Lake
Unincorporated community in Morgan County, CO, USA
Jackson Lake is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Jackson Lake CDP was 131 at the United States Census 2020. The Weldona post office (Zip Code 80653) serves the area.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
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