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Jayton, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Jayton is a Census city of 458 people across 1.70 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $72,652, 85.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jayton
What Jayton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land270 plus or minus 68
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Jayton
- Population458 plus or minus 115
- Median age57.1
- Population under 1860 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1813.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over183 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over40.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Households187 plus or minus 61
- Family households83 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families44.4 percent plus or minus 12.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jayton
- Median household income$72,652 plus or minus $39,656
- Per capita income$31,973 plus or minus $6,776
- Civilian labor force194 plus or minus 70
- Employed179 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over358 plus or minus 91
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jayton
- Housing units254 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units187 plus or minus 61
- Vacant units67 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate26.4 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Owner occupied159 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate85.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,300 plus or minus $68,950
- Median gross rent, monthly$833 plus or minus $491
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units201 plus or minus 62
- Share single family79.1 percent plus or minus 34.8
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jayton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute171 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes131 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.6 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.5 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone82.7 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Jayton
- NFIP communityCity of Jayton
- NFIP community number481690
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Jayton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481690 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kent County, not Jayton
Kent County context, not Jayton figures
- Establishments in Kent County9
- Covered employment, Kent County355
- Average annual pay, Kent County$37,332
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jayton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Jayton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jayton, Texas?
458, in 187 households. Jayton city covers 1.70 square miles of land, which is 270 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jayton in?
Kent County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Jayton?
$72,652. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,300. Median gross rent is $833 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Jayton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jayton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jayton, city of, community 481690, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Jayton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kent County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jayton.
Is zoning published for Jayton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.