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Jackson County, TN

11,882 Population
308.8 square miles 38.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,572 ±$2,389 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$41,475 ±$5,643 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

20.7% ±3.8% (2,412  ±445) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

30.6 minutes ±1.5 (132,845  ±13,434) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

4,695 ±180 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (11,704  ±6) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.6% ±3.5% (126  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

5,832 ±35 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$135,200 ±$20,986 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7.1% ±2.2% (833  ±257.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

82.6% ±5.2% (7,369  ±469.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.5% ±2.2% (1,203  ±199.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% (13  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.9% 411,840
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.4% ±1.8% (812  ±178) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
812 Total veterans ±178 748 Male ±175 64 Female ±45

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