Demographics of Jackson city, Tennessee

Jackson city, Tennessee had 69,339 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,148 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

69,339
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 68,435 ±43.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,148 people.; 35.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,032 ±$2,672
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, Tennessee's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Jackson city, Tennessee's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, 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	68,191	100.0	100.0
2021	67,888	99.6	100.2
2022	68,377	100.3	100.7
2023	68,476	100.4	101.6
2024	69,040	101.2	102.5
2025	69,339	101.7	103.1

Population of Jackson city, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	68,191	—
2021	67,888	−303
2022	68,377	+489
2023	68,476	+99
2024	69,040	+564
2025	69,339	+299

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±0.6: for men 34.0 ±1.1 and for women 37.0 ±0.9. 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	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	4,396 ±291	6.4% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,284 ±623	17.9% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,661 ±626	11.2% ±0.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,922 ±782	26.2% ±1.1	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,078 ±818	22.0% ±1.2	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,094 ±664	16.2% ±1.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,032 ±$2,672, and income per person $31,372 ±$1,638, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	6,651 ±745	24.1% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,155 ±705	22.3% ±2.5	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,736 ±634	17.2% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,161 ±532	11.5% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,092 ±556	14.9% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,359 ±277	4.9% ±1.0	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,387 ±278	5.0% ±1.0	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	14,378 ±1,458	22.2% ±2.3	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,249 ±710	32.1% ±3.7	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,786 ±869	20.2% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,343 ±365	16.0% ±2.3	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson city	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	30,324 ±372	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±1.1	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.2% ±1.4	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.2% ±2.1	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.8% ±1.9	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$217,800 ±$8,935	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,145 ±$27	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,481 ±540	5.1% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,257 ±835	45.7% ±1.2	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30,086 ±841	44.0% ±1.2	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	881 ±171	1.3% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 150	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	103 to 503	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,334 ±524	3.4% ±0.8	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	48,014 ±1,439	70.2% ±2.1	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,164 ±1,315	25.1% ±1.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	565 ±221	0.8% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,692 ±617	3.9% ±0.9	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	992 ±299	1.4% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,700 ±537	2.5% ±0.8	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Jackson city among the places of Tennessee

9th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Jackson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chattanooga city	185,783 ±121
Clarksville city	176,456 ±45
Murfreesboro city	161,445 ±77
Franklin city	87,133 ±73
Johnson City city	72,222 ±439
Jackson city	68,435 ±43
Hendersonville city	63,091 ±84
Bartlett city	56,876 ±39
Smyrna town	56,692 ±48
Kingsport city	56,262 ±45
Spring Hill city	55,765 ±47

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Jackson city, Tennessee

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