Jackson, TN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
181,719
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.8
0.257% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.4%
0.769% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$61,177
4.15% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$185,300
9.91% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
82,073
2.23% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jackson, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Jackson, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jackson, TN are Union University (835 degrees awarded in 2023), Jackson State Community College (665 degrees), and Freed-Hardeman University (488 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Jackson, TN was $185,300, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%.

Most people in Jackson, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Jackson, TN was 2 cars per household.

Jackson, TN borders Brownsville, TN and Dyersburg, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Jackson, TN is home to a population of 182k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.15% of Jackson, TN residents were born outside of the country (5.72k people).

In 2024, there were 2.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (116k people) in Jackson, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 46.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.89k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%
2024 Citizenship
98.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Jackson, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jackson, TN was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jackson, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    116k ± 453
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    46.5k ± 805
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    6.89k ± 890
5%
Hispanic Population
9.08k people

In 2024, there were 2.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (116k people) in Jackson, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 46.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.89k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5% of the people in Jackson, TN are hispanic (9.08k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jackson, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.72k people
3.01%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.45k people

As of 2024, 3.15% of Jackson, TN residents (5.72k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jackson, TN was 3.01%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,243 ± 369
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,596 ± 419
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,287 ± 252

Jackson, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jackson, TN employs 82.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jackson, TN were Manufacturing (14,715 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13,981 people), and Retail Trade (9,803 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($80,472), Information ($52,674), and Public Administration ($52,500).

Employment

Occupations

82.1k
2024 Value
± 2,302
2.23%
1 Year growth
± 3.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson, TN grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 80.3k employees to 82.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jackson, TN, are Production Occupations (8,917 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,806 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (8,319 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jackson, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

82.1k
2024 Value
± 2,302
2.23%
1 Year growth
± 3.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson, TN grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 80.3k employees to 82.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jackson, TN, are Manufacturing (14,715 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (13,981 people), and Retail Trade (9,803 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jackson, TN, though some of these residents may live in Jackson, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,614
Median earning men ± $1,426
$35,739
Median earning women ± $1,710

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,010), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,713), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,224).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($53,479), Information ($52,571), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,948).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 322
    Retail Trade
  2. 296
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 214
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $882k
    Manufacturing
  2. $766k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $318k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Jackson, TN awarded 2,635 degrees. The student population of Jackson, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,861 male students and 6,541 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jackson, TN are White (1,669 and 63.8%), Black or African American (592 and 22.6%), Unknown (193 and 7.38%), and Hispanic or Latino (68 and 2.6%).

The largest universities in Jackson, TN by number of degrees awarded are Union University (835 and 31.7%), Jackson State Community College (665 and 25.2%), and Freed-Hardeman University (488 and 18.5%).

The most popular majors in Jackson, TN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (350 and 13.3%), Registered Nursing (225 and 8.54%), and General Business Administration & Management (190 and 7.21%).

The median tuition cost in Jackson, TN for private four year colleges is $19,476.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Jackson, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 58.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 24.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 11,402 (42.6% men and 57.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 11,402 students enrolled in Jackson, TN, 42.6% men and 57.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,693 records, of which 58.1% were women and 41.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Social Work
    39 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    152 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    55 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jackson, TN was Social Work with 39 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Union University
    835 degrees awarded
  2. Jackson State Community College
    665 degrees awarded
  3. Freed-Hardeman University
    488 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Union University with 835 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 993 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jackson, TN, which is 0.605 times less than the 1,642 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,669 degrees mean that there were 2.82 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 592 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($19,476) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,673) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jackson, TN was $185,300 in 2024, which is 0.557 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,600 to $185,300, a 9.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Jackson, TN is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jackson, TN have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jackson, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$185,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,401
$47,706
Median Property Taxes
±$1,657

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jackson, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jackson, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

65.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Jackson, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,177
Median Household Income
± $1,807
72.5k
Number of Households
± 2,197

In 2024, the median household income of the 72.5k households in Jackson, TN grew to $61,177 from the previous year's value of $58,740.

The following chart displays the households in Jackson, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jackson, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.7%)
  2. Carpooled (8.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.51%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Jackson, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.8%) and those who worked at home (7.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jackson, TN have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.94% of the workforce in Jackson, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jackson, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jackson, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jackson, TN (28.8k out of 175k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jackson, TN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.3% of the population of Jackson, TN has health coverage, with 41.2% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,437 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tennessee

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see an average of 1,437 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.67%
Uninsured
41.2%
Employer Coverage
21.2%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
1.67%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jackson, TN declined by 3.97% from 10.1% to 9.67%.

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