Demographics of Jackson city, Georgia

Jackson city, Georgia had 5,884 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +330 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson city, in four figures

5,884
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,741 ±19.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +330 people.; 34.0 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,191 ±$8,741
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jackson city, Georgia's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Georgia'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Jackson city, Georgia's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Georgia'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	5,554	100.0	100.0
2021	5,665	102.0	100.2
2022	5,787	104.2	100.7
2023	5,884	105.9	101.6
2024	5,901	106.2	102.5
2025	5,884	105.9	103.1

Population of Jackson city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,554	—
2021	5,665	+111
2022	5,787	+122
2023	5,884	+97
2024	5,901	+17
2025	5,884	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.0 ±4.5: for men 33.6 ±8.3 and for women 35.3 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2 to 270	< 0.1% to 4.7%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,514 ±318	26.4% ±5.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	166 to 574	2.9% to 10.0%	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,534 ±368	26.7% ±6.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,261 ±303	22.0% ±5.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	926 ±224	16.1% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,191 ±$8,741, and income per person $22,630 ±$3,881, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	361 ±170	18.1% ±8.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	725 ±257	36.3% ±12.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	460 ±215	23.1% ±10.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	93 to 337	4.7% to 16.8%	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	66 to 268	3.4% to 13.4%	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 30	0% to 1.5%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 112	0.1% to 5.6%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	497 to 1,573	9.3% to 29.5%	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	516 ±251	31.3% ±12.8	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	177 to 689	7.0% to 25.6%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 186	0% to 17.8%	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	2,036 ±181	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.0% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 4.4%	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.0% ±9.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.0% ±9.2	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,400 ±$42,504	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$817 ±$150	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±8	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	202 to 660	3.5% to 11.5%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,940 ±494	51.2% ±8.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,175 ±518	37.9% ±9.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 227	0% to 4.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16 to 210	0.3% to 3.7%	3.9% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	4,209 ±391	73.3% ±6.8	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,441 ±361	25.1% ±6.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 52	0% to 0.9%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 149	0% to 2.6%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 125	0% to 2.2%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 48	0% to 0.8%	5.8% ±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 city among the places of Georgia

154th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Jackson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McRae-Helena city	6,030 ±29
Byron city	5,971 ±16
Temple city	5,901 ±94
Oakwood city	5,862 ±18
Conley CDP	5,822 ±1,399
Jackson city	5,741 ±19
Waynesboro city	5,644 ±27
Adel city	5,641 ±18
Sandersville city	5,601 ±19
Senoia city	5,589 ±37
Eastman city	5,584 ±24

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026