Jackson TownshipMO
A town of 1,207. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
The best of Jackson Township’s subject grades is an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for incomes. Only 4 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower January low than Jackson Township. Jackson Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 76% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower July high than Jackson Township. Only 31 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on the outdoors. Limpp Community Lake, at 69 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jackson Township stand out
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
Jackson Township has shrunk 15% since 2010
1,425 counted in 2010 and 1,160 in 2020; an estimated 1,207 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Jackson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Jackson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jackson Township.
On CDC estimates, Jackson Township is less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Jackson Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 33% of Jackson Township adults get no exercise outside work, above both the Missouri town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Jackson Township.
| Jackson Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Jackson Township’s schools beat 77% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the King City R-I school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| King City Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 180 | A− |
| King City HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 156 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Jackson Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jackson Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Missouri’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Jackson Township fell to 258 in 2023, 121 fewer than in 2013.
| Jackson Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jackson Township
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jackson Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Missouri’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Missouri average. Jackson Township has grown 4.7% since 2020, to 1,207 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Jackson Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Jackson Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.1% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers 0.2% of Jackson Township
5.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Jackson Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Jackson Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Limpp Community Lake | 1.4 mi | 69 |
| 2. King Lake Conservation Area | — | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Jackson Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 3 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
1,207 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Jackson Township
Township in Gentry County, Missouri, U.S.
Jackson Township is a township in Gentry County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 1160. Jackson Township has the name of an early settler.
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Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, MO a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Jackson Township, MO expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $124,000.