Jackson County, Tennessee

Jackson County has a population of 12,029 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,500, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $47,951.

Home price
$155,500
Income
$47,951
Population
12,029
Unemployment
7.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$155,500county
Median gross rent$758county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198030.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$705county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,217county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$47,951county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate20.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.8%county
Unemployment rate7.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$24,194county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time33.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station174 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths108.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1389county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians9county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,029county
Land area in square miles309county
People per square mile of land39.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.3%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents370county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in432county
Households that moved away332county
Average income of arriving households$52,845county
Average income of departing households$43,919county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.22 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing84 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,211 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.8%county
Homes heated by propane11.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood5.6%county
Households with broadband84.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk37.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.2county
Landslide risk63.7county
Hail risk53.7county
Earthquake risk46.8county
Tornado risk53.1county
Tropical cyclone risk25.3county
Extreme heat risk24.2county
Winter weather risk48.3county
Strong wind risk47.9county
Wildfire risk7.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jackson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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