COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jackson vs Ammon
PLACE A
Jackson, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Ammon, Idaho
Jackson is 92% smaller than Ammon. Ammon earns more, with a median household income $46,487 higher. Ammon has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -11%).
JACKSONAMMONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,63920,119−92% vs Ammon
Population density4662,498−2,032
Population growth-10.5%28.1%−38.6 pts
Median age59.832.9+26.9
Male46.0%49.0%−2.9 pts
Female54.0%51.0%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%4.2%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%84.3%−19.4 pts
Black29.7%0.1%+29.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%11.6%−10.7 pts
Asian0.4%1.2%−0.8 pts
Other4.2%2.9%+1.4 pts
Median household income$39,634$86,121−$46,487
Per capita income$30,184$36,741−$6,557
Poverty rate11.1%5.4%+5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.411−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%42.9%−26.8 pts
Graduate degree2.9%13.5%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.1%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation51.5%65.0%−13.5 pts
Median home value$199,800$381,800−$182,000
Median gross rent$541$1,372−$831
Owner-occupied75.0%69.1%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%6.0%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%41.4%−32.0 pts
Average commute20.821.9−1.1
Worked from home4.9%10.9%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured11.9%5.9%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025