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Jackson County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Jackson County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jackson County is a small rural Tennessee county of 11,882 residents with a median age of 46.9, a labor force participation rate of 50.6%, and only 13.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce that is older, modestly educated, and low-cost at a median worker earnings of $30,322. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $135,200 and median gross rent of $804 per month, and an 83.3% homeownership rate. The county carries a 7.7% unemployment rate and 20.7% poverty rate alongside a GDP per capita of $19,747, with a modest 2.3% population gain over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,882

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,951

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

Jackson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,171 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race393 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races330 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone63 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone49 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone19 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish132
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic48
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

747

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,747

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,151
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)847
  3. 3.Construction (Group)699
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services439
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)435

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,519
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,004
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations996
  4. 4.Service Occupations798
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations698

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.02×)943
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.69×)549
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.31×)142
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.19×)105
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)309

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$804/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999485 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999422 (10.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999399 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999357 (9.2%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999332 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999266 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,831 (78.3%)
  • Carpooled497 (10.2%)
  • Worked At Home480 (9.8%)
  • Other58 (1.2%)
  • Walked23 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.