With 181,719 people, Jackson is a metro area. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $187,779, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $982 a month at the median. The median household earns $60,896, about 26% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,896, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson
What changed most since 1990
White share74.9% → 63.7%(−11.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.5% → 5.0%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 27 metro and micro areas based in Tennessee
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.1%(2,596)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(2,226)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(3,521)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(438)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(62)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,929 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jackson, decade by decade
Jackson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
150,494
$53,259
$110,109
12.4%
46.2
2000
170,061
$62,814
$137,037
16.3%
52.7
2010
179,694
$55,657
$146,654
19.8%
58.5
2020
180,504
$58,196
$152,420
21.9%
64.4
2024
181,719
$60,896
$187,779
23.7%
62.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
