Jacob City is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. The city is population is predominantly African American, and located on the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population was 217 at the 2020 census.
History
Jacob City's history as a non-indigenous settlement began in 1752, under Spanish Florida.
Demographics
2010 and 2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Jacob City, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|14
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|4.98%
|6.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.99%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|267
|226
|style='background: #ffffe6; |191
|85.02%
|90.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88.02%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.00%
|2.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.15%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.38%
|-
|Total
|281
|250
|style='background: #ffffe6; |217
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 250 people, 122 households, and 65 families residing in the city.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 217 people, 130 households, and 91 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census