2024 population: 183,680 ( 3,175 from 2020)
Land area: 1711.2 square miles
Population density: 107.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	117,165	63.79%	0.2%
Black:	50,560	27.53%	1.3%
Indian:	460	0.25%	12.7%
Asian:	1,762	0.96%	21.8%
2+ races:	3,716	2.02%	16.2%
Hispanic:	10,017	5.45%	22.9%

Total non-White:	66,515	36.21%	5.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,119	12.6
Deaths:	10,721	14.8
Net Migration:	3,796	5.3
Net Immigration:	847	1.2

Change in White population:	-208	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,383	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
180,505
117,373	65.02%
49,926	27.66%
408	0.23%
1,447	0.80%
3,199	1.77%
8,152	4.52%
63,132	34.98%

2010
179,694
121,721	67.74%
48,235	26.84%
321	0.18%
1,117	0.62%
2,191	1.22%
5,935	3.30%
57,973	32.26%

2000
170,061
121,975	71.72%
42,738	25.13%
283	0.17%
690	0.41%
1,226	0.72%
3,055	1.80%
48,086	28.28%

1990
150,494
112,670	74.87%
36,672	24.37%
103	0.07%
344	0.23%
n/a
705	0.47%
37,824	25.13%

1980
151,681
114,792	75.68%
35,532	23.43%
123	0.08%
244	0.16%
n/a
919	0.61%
36,889	24.32%

1970
137,927
102,268	74.15%
35,121	25.46%
54	0.04%
128	0.09%
n/a
278	0.20%
35,659	25.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,312	11.3
18,601	10.4
-3,405	-1.9
730	0.4

-4,348	-2.4
5,159	2.9

Number	Rate
2000's
21,877	12.9
17,668	10.4
2,278	1.3
2,063	1.2

-254	-0.1
9,887	5.8

Number	Rate
1990's
21,744	14.4
18,307	12.2
10,189	6.8
476	0.3

9,305	6.2
10,262	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
21,252	14.0
16,512	10.9
-4,952	-3.3
n/a

-2,122	-1.4
935	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,247	3.8
n/a

12,524	9.1
1,230	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
38.7
41,733	22.7%
141,947	77.3%
32,613	17.8%

72,451
2.42

46,823	64.6%
31,854	68.0%
6,176	13.2%
25,628	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
43,594	24.3%
136,100	75.7%
26,014	14.5%

69,680
2.48

47,924	68.8%
33,177	69.2%
6,435	13.4%
21,756	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
42,674	25.1%
127,387	74.9%
24,260	14.3%

66,349
2.48

46,719	70.4%
35,253	75.5%
5,454	11.7%
19,630	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
37,704	25.1%
112,790	74.9%
23,685	15.7%

57,540
2.54

42,271	73.5%
33,113	78.3%
4,307	10.2%
15,269	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
42,457	28.0%
109,224	72.0%
21,902	14.4%

54,570
2.71

41,674	76.4%
34,264	82.2%
3,469	8.3%
12,896	23.6%

2024 Housing Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,367	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,270	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,929	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,467	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,200	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,992	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,823	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,144	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,932	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,400	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,122	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,145	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,238	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,590	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,120	5.7%
$200,000 or more	3,712	5.1%

Median Household Income	60,903
Per Capita Income	32,417

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,484	7.6%
Public Assistance	1,224	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,867	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	72,310	67.5%
Unemployed	4,875	4.6%
In Armed Forces	66	0.1%

Total Labor Force	77,251	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	29,862	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29,963	25,338	54.2%
Non-Profit	3,168	4,972	38.9%
Self-Employed	4,397	3,000	59.4%

Local Government	2,056	4,113	33.3%
State Government	1,200	2,345	33.9%
Federal Government	814	496	62.1%

Total Private + Self	34,360	28,338	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,238	11,926	37.8%
Total	41,598	40,264	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%
Pct. Private + Self	76.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,412	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,125	20.9%
Professional, Technical	17,297	21.1%
Service Occupations	13,334	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	411	0.5%
All others	23,905	29.1%

White Collar		54.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,715	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	13,981	17.0%
Retail trade	9,803	11.9%
Educational services	6,512	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	5,527	6.7%
Construction	4,688	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4,156	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,951	4.8%
Other services	3,783	4.6%
Public administration	3,228	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,517	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,415	2.9%
Wholesale trade	2,069	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,162	1.4%
Information	925	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	903	1.1%
Utilities	890	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	822	1.0%
Management	21	0.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,743	3.16%
Puerto Rican	588	0.32%
Cuban	204	0.11%
Dominican	131	0.07%

Total Central American	904	0.50%
Costa Rican	8	0.00%
Guatemalan	70	0.04%
Honduran	293	0.16%
Nicaraguan	27	0.01%
Panamanian	209	0.12%
Salvadoran	297	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	635	0.35%
Argentinean	18	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	94	0.05%
Ecuadorian	19	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	226	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	278	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	877	0.48%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	351	0.19%
Chinese	260	0.14%
Indian	238	0.13%
Korean	118	0.06%
Japanese	109	0.06%
Vietnamese	73	0.04%
Bangladeshi	31	0.02%
Taiwanese	9	0.00%
Laotian	9	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	162,270	95.0%
Spanish	5,869	3.4%
Arabic	581	0.3%
Tagalog	465	0.3%
Other	432	0.3%
German, other Germanic	306	0.2%
Other Indo-European	300	0.2%
Chinese	199	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	180	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	21,878	12.0%
American	19,861	10.9%
Irish	16,399	9.0%
German	11,960	6.6%
European	3,721	2.0%
Scottish	3,274	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	3,026	1.7%
Italian	2,744	1.5%
African	1,610	0.9%
French	1,504	0.8%
Polish	1,141	0.6%
Dutch	1,100	0.6%
Norwegian	720	0.4%
Welsh	607	0.3%
British	480	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	178,166	98.0%
Not a citizen	3,553	2.0%

Native	175,998	96.9%
Foreign-born	5,721	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,459	2.8%	9,147	7.5%	45,893	37.4%	35,123	28.6%	17,545	14.3%	11,483	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,459	2.8%
9-12 Years	9,147	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,893	37.4%
Some College	35,123	28.6%
Bach. Degree	17,545	14.3%
Grad Degree	11,483	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	144,680	135,894	8,786	6.1%
1991	148,330	138,386	9,944	6.7%
1992	150,410	140,354	10,056	6.7%
1993	153,022	143,612	9,410	6.1%
1994	167,072	159,304	7,768	4.6%
1995	170,646	161,514	9,132	5.4%
1996	171,556	160,954	10,602	6.2%
1997	172,632	163,042	9,590	5.6%
1998	175,352	167,544	7,808	4.5%
1999	177,006	169,500	7,506	4.2%

2000	168,632	161,560	7,072	4.2%
2001	165,478	156,160	9,318	5.6%
2002	166,360	155,710	10,650	6.4%
2003	165,496	154,256	11,240	6.8%
2004	163,780	153,356	10,424	6.4%
2005	161,568	151,056	10,512	6.5%
2006	167,010	156,688	10,322	6.2%
2007	168,158	158,898	9,260	5.5%
2008	168,868	156,188	12,680	7.5%
2009	167,506	148,136	19,370	11.6%

2010	175,348	156,266	19,082	10.9%
2011	177,142	159,236	17,906	10.1%
2012	173,802	158,322	15,480	8.9%
2013	170,280	155,134	15,146	8.9%
2014	165,868	153,556	12,312	7.4%
2015	165,546	155,184	10,362	6.3%
2016	168,838	160,100	8,738	5.2%
2017	168,960	162,014	6,946	4.1%
2018	171,712	165,002	6,710	3.9%
2019	173,922	167,510	6,412	3.7%

2020	172,098	159,930	12,168	7.1%
2021	174,136	166,424	7,712	4.4%
2022	172,156	166,316	5,840	3.4%
2023	171,304	165,562	5,742	3.4%
2024	156,678	150,656	6,022	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	80,121
Median Value	$187,946

Occupied	72,451	90.4%
Vacant	7,670	9.6%

Owned	47,706	65.8%
Rented	24,745	34.2%
Median Rent	$983

Single-Family Units	59,906	74.8%
Detached	58,623	73.2%
Attached	1,283	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,189	9.0%
Mobile Homes	6,423	8.0%

Jackson, TN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson, TN Metro Area