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Tennessee·Madison County
22 tracts·59K people·$218K median·1,004/mi²
White 46 · Black 44 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 36 · Married couple 34 · Other 30
Health 37 · Professional 18 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Service 19 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 19 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 8 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jackson is $217,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Jackson has 68,435 residents across 17 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 45.7% White, 44.0% Black, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.2% (Census ACS).
Pope School (60%), Community Montessori School (55%) and Thelma Barker Elementary (32%) lead the elementary schools; Northeast Middle School (41%), West-Bemis Middle School (28%) and Jackson Central Merry Middle School (14%) lead the middle schools; Madison Academic Magnet High School (58%), Jackson Central-Merry Early College High (45%) and South Side High School (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,145/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jackson is $53,032 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Jackson, median rent is $1,145/month and the median home value is $217,800 (Census ACS).
Jackson reported 10.9 violent crimes and 33.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jackson are tornado (98), earthquake (97) and cold wave (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.57g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jackson, 3.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).