TAXATION:
Tax Rate per $100 Assessed Value
Cherokee County	$0.597500
Jacksonville, City	$0.598400
Jacksonville ISD	$1.545000
Special Districts (hospital, colleges, etc.)	$0.00
TOTAL:	$2.740900

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
Sex and Age:
Male	6,552	23,299
Female	7,340	23,360
Median Age:	31.2	36.3
Race:
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:
Nearest Airport:	Skyways Aero Located between Jacksonville and Rusk on Highway 69 (420 CR 1618)
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
Astro Air, Inc.	Refrigeration coils	451
Wal-Mart Supercenter	Retail	380
Stage Stores	Distribution Center	375
CardinalHealth	Disposable medical devices	367
Zimmerman Sign Co.	Electric signs	350
East Texas Medical Center	Medical hospital	300
Alliance Data Systems	Call Center	226
Snoke Special Products	Copper Products	200
City of Jacksonville	Municipal government	140