Jackson

Population & Demographics

Jackson, TN

Jackson is home to 68,435 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,507 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
68,435
people
Population

68,435 residents

Median age 35.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Jackson population & demographics

Who lives in Jackson — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
68,435
Median age
35.5yrs
Median household income
$53,032
Median home value
$217,800
Median gross rent
$1,145/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.8%
Poverty rate
22.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Jackson

How Jackson breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White45.7%
Black44.0%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Two or more races3.4%
Asian1.3%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Jackson

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Jackson.

Jackson at a glance
Employed Residents
28,507
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
24.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
59.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Memphis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Jackson proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Jackson commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

79 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Jackson

28,507 commutes, one dot at a time

Jackson

Where 28,507 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Jackson, by worker count.

1Jackson0.0 mi17,019
2Memphis73.2 mi2,043
3Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)121.0 mi1,028
4Humboldt13.2 mi413
5Milan19.1 mi331
6Brownsville24.7 mi299
7Lexington24.6 mi223
8Henderson17.3 mi207

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Jackson.

1Jackson0.0 mi17,019
2Memphis73.2 mi1,606
3Medina11.6 mi1,065
4Humboldt13.2 mi926
5Milan19.1 mi897
6Brownsville24.7 mi700
7Henderson17.3 mi685
8Lexington24.6 mi653

Top industries

The sectors that employ Jackson’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.4%
MFManufacturing15.2%
RTRetail Trade10.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.6%
EDEducational Services7.6%
PAPublic Administration5.0%
WSWholesale Trade4.4%
COConstruction3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Jackson

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps66%
5 Gbps66%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Jackson

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