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38305

Jackson, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
53,488
Median household income
$68,977
People below poverty
13.7%
Median home value
$243,800

Income

The median income of households in 38305 was $68,977. An estimated 4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11.4
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 19.5
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7
$200,000 or more 7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58226
Female 51343

An estimated 78.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,318. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.5
Social Security 32.6
Retirement income 25.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.8
Cash public assistance income 0.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 20
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.7

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38305 in 2020-2024, 91% had health insurance coverage and 9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66% and public coverage was 37.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.6%.


In 2020-2024, 38305 had a total population of 53,488 - 28,403 (53.1%) females and 25,085 (46.9%) males. The median age was 38.4 years. An estimated 22.9% of the population was under 18 years, 31.5% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38305 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1652 1815
5 to 9 1724 1716
10 to 14 1664 1645
15 to 19 1801 1789
20 to 24 1919 1954
25 to 29 1896 1888
30 to 34 1698 1366
35 to 39 1195 1843
40 to 44 1330 1780
45 to 49 1328 1501
50 to 54 1666 1826
55 to 59 986 1909
60 to 64 2008 2001
65 to 69 1434 1790
70 to 74 1372 1319
75 to 79 585 1023
80 to 84 429 610
85 and over 398 628

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56.5% were White; 32.8% were Black or African American; 13.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.8% of the people in 38305 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.7% of the people in 38305 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 21,801 households in 38305. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.1% of the households in 38305 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.9% of all households, while 16.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.9% of all households.

In 38305, 30% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.1
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51% of males and 43.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.1 31.2
Now married, except separated 51 43.6
Separated 2.5 1.1
Widowed 3.3 8.7
Divorced 8 15.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38305, 1,760 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.5% of the people living in 38305 were U.S. natives. 66.6% of the 38305 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.5% of 38305 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 56.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38305 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 38305.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 40.4
Asia 31.2
Europe 12.2
Africa 14.8
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38305 in 2020-2024, 7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.9% of people at least five years old; 2.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 38305 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.2
Different house, same county 7.4
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38305 was 13,332 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 969 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,151. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,212.

Educational Attainment of People in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.4
High school diploma or equivalency 30.8
Some college, no degree 21.9
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 18.8
Graduate or professional degree 14.9

Disability

In 38305, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.5% of people under 18 years old, to 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38305, 61.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 21,072 80.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,613 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,433 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38305 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 3.5
Manufacturing 17.8
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.6
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.6
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38305 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,752 41
Service occupations 3,963 15.1
Sales and office occupations 5,156 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,533 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,828 18.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 38305 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1.7
Other means 3.2
Worked from home 9.8

In 2020-2024, 38305 had a total of 23,270 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25.8
Mobile homes 2.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

11.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38305 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 70% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38305 had 21,801 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,469 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.3% while renters occupied 36.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.11.

5.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7% and another 23% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38305:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.8
Electricity 49.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38305 was $243,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.6 % had a mortgage. 41.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,545 and for owners without a mortgage it was $588.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38305 was $1,249. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.