Demographics of Jackson County, Tennessee

Jackson County, Tennessee had 12,466 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +829 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson County, in four figures

12,466
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.1%
Change since July 2020: +829 people.; 46.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,951 ±$8,012
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Jackson County, Tennessee's population grew 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Jackson County, Tennessee's population grew 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,637	100.0	100.0
2021	11,771	101.2	100.2
2022	12,019	103.3	100.7
2023	12,355	106.2	101.6
2024	12,447	107.0	102.5
2025	12,466	107.1	103.1

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Population of Jackson County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	11,637	+17	−20	0	+37
2021	11,771	+134	−116	+1	+258
2022	12,019	+248	−74	+1	+306
2023	12,355	+336	−87	+1	+416
2024	12,447	+92	−63	+5	+148
2025	12,466	+19	−68	+3	+84

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.9 ±1.2: for men 46.6 ±2.1 and for women 47.0 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	548 ±47	4.6% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,652 ±178	13.7% ±1.5	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	797 ±183	6.6% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,714 ±198	22.6% ±1.6	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,516 ±225	29.2% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,802 ±297	23.3% ±2.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,951 ±$8,012, and income per person $30,172 ±$2,995, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,288 ±247	26.9% ±5.0	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,180 ±233	24.6% ±4.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	656 ±144	13.7% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	491 ±151	10.2% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	805 ±211	16.8% ±4.4	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	228 ±98	4.8% ±2.0	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	147 ±71	3.1% ±1.5	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,398 ±488	20.3% ±4.1	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	553 ±175	25.5% ±7.4	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,098 ±284	18.1% ±4.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	747 ±172	20.7% ±4.4	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	5,854 ±17	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.9% ±3.4	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.1% ±3.4	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±3.7	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±3.8	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,500 ±$16,677	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$758 ±$142	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jackson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	342 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,096 ±140	92.2% ±1.2	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 97	< 0.1% to 0.8%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	519 ±150	4.3% ±1.2	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jackson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	7,605 ±435	63.2% ±3.6	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,290 ±439	35.7% ±3.6	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	38 to 148	0.3% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 85	0% to 0.7%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2 to 30	< 0.1% to 0.2%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 63	0% to 0.5%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jackson County among the counties of Tennessee

86th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Meigs County	14,186	+10.8%
Grundy County	14,116	+4.2%
Crockett County	14,006	+0.7%
Lewis County	13,487	+7.0%
Trousdale County	12,623	+8.4%
Jackson County	12,466	+7.1%
Decatur County	11,820	+3.4%
Perry County	9,126	+8.9%
Houston County	8,479	+2.2%
Clay County	7,821	+3.1%
Hancock County	7,075	+6.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026