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Jackson, TN

68,262 Population
58.7 square miles 1,162.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 39 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$31,487 ±$3,048 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: $31,093 ±$2,010
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $38,538 ±$460
$51,343 ±$8,018 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: $59,532 ±$4,700
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Tennessee: $67,631 ±$865

21.8% ±4.6% (13,989  ±2,964) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 18.1% † 31,601 (±2.5% / ±4,355)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 14% 978,460 (±0.4% / ±30,784)

17.7 minutes ±1.2 (468,765  ±37,035) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 22.4 1,628,250 (±0.5 / ±47,107)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)

Families

28,458 ±1,279 Number of households
  • the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 73,444 ±1,668
  • Tennessee: 2,889,226 ±12,211
2.3 ±0.1 (64,309  ±170) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 2.4 175,485 (±0.1 / ±257)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 6,978,483

4.7% ±3.7% (788  ±614) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 3.8% † 1,604 (±2% / ±864)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.3% 88,073 (±0.3% / ±5,052)

Housing

30,474 ±1,135 Number of housing units
  • the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 80,543 ±108
  • Tennessee: 3,195,170 ±237

$238,900 ±$18,113 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: $199,800 ±$13,577
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $307,300 ±$3,458

15.2% ±5.1% (10,282  ±3,442.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 14% † 25,247 (±2.9% / ±5,285.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 12.3% 867,809 (±0.4% / ±24,688.2)

Social

89.2% ±7% (41,291  ±3,561.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 88.9% 111,039 (±4.2% / ±5,435.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,445,327 (±0.7% / ±34,033.9)
23.8% ±3.5% (11,037  ±1,652) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 20.7% 25,891 (±1.9% / ±2,448.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 31.7% 1,562,612 (±0.4% / ±20,107.7)

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

3.7% ±2.2% (2,546  ±1,503) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 3.8% 6,836
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 432,020

7.4% ±1.8% (3,968  ±943) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 7.9% † 11,017 (±1.2% / ±1,650)
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 395,624 (±0.2% / ±10,518)
3,968 Total veterans ±943 3,662 Male ±885 306 Female ±239

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