| TAXATION: |
| Tax Rate per $100 Assessed Value |
| Cherokee County |
$0.610000 |
| Jacksonville, City |
$0.598400 |
| Jacksonville ISD |
$1.117900 |
| Special Districts (hospital, colleges, etc.) |
$0.00 |
| TOTAL: |
$2.32630 |
| Municipal Sales Tax |
1% |
| State Sales Tax |
6 - ¼% |
| Economic Dev. Sales Tax |
½% |
| Other Sales Tax |
½% |
| INCENTIVES: |
| Tax Abatement |
Yes |
| Enterprise Zone |
Yes |
| Economic Development Corporation |
Yes |
| Foreign Trade Zone |
No |
| Reinvestment Zone |
Yes |
| Freeport Exemption |
No |
| DEMOGRAPHICS: |
| Population: |
Jacksonville |
Cherokee County |
| 2000 Census |
13,868 |
46,659 |
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| Sex and Age: |
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| Male |
6,552 |
23,299 |
| Female |
7,340 |
23,360 |
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| Median Age: |
31.2 |
36.3 |
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| Race: |
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| White |
53.5 % |
69.3 % |
| Black or African American |
21.5 % |
16 % |
| Hispanic or Latino |
23 % |
13.2 % |
| Some other race |
2 % |
1.5 % |
| TRANSPORTATION: |
| Air Service: |
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| Nearest Airport: |
Skyways Aero, Inc.
Located between Jacksonville and Rusk on Highway 69 |
| Regional Airport : |
Tyler Pounds Field
Approximately 40 miles |
| International Airport : |
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Approximately 150 miles |
Rail Service Provider: |
Union Pacific |
| MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS: |
Employer |
Product/Service |
Employees |
| Jacksonville ISD |
Education |
878 |
| Stage Stores |
Distribution Center |
425 |
| Wal-Mart Supercenter |
Retail |
380 |
| CardinalHealth |
Disposable medical devices |
367 |
| Federal Heath Sign Co. |
Electric signs |
350 |
| East Texas Medical Center |
Medical hospital |
300 |
| Snoke Special Products |
Copper Products |
200 |
| City of Jacksonville |
Municipal government |
140 |
| Builder's Best |
Venting products for dryers |
125 |
| Klein Products |
Water distributing equipment |
125 |
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