Jacob City is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. The population was 243 at the 2020 census. Geography Jacob City is located at (30.894334, –85.409802). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (4.02%) is water. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 243 people, 101 households, and 78 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 118 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 3.29% White and 90.95% African American. There were 101 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 28.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.36. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,583, and the median income for a family was $22,292. Males had a median income of $25,481 versus $25,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,037. About 24.7% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.7% of those 65 or over. History Jacob City's history begins in the early 19th century, when many former slaves moved from Webbville to isolate themselves from harassment from the white people there, most of whose residents moved to Marianna in 1882. Webbville no longer exists, but was located around the current location of U.S. 231 and State Road 73. Marianna was known as the rich man's town and no Black people were welcome. The first known settlement of Jacob City was by a white man named Jacob Jones, who accepted Black people to be