Jackson, TN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jackson, TN: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 86,421. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet JACKSON-TN · Jackson, TN 2 ZIPs · 86,421 pop · #19595/25278 · Madison County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $56,102
- RANK-LOWER #19595/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Pinson
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 57% owners
- POP-SMALL 86,421
- SPREAD-MOD 38301→38305
- HOME-LOW $188,350
Nearest income peer: Pinson, TN (+ $2,700 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Jackson
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Jackson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Mercer · lowest
Mercer · lowest
$51,477 median HH income
- Jackson · this city
Jackson · this city
$56,102 median HH income
- Pinson · near
Pinson · near
$58,802 median HH income
- Oakfield · near
Oakfield · near
$60,714 median HH income
- Denmark · near
Denmark · near
$77,153 median HH income
- Beech Bluff · highest
Beech Bluff · highest
$85,625 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Jackson, TN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 22nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 86,421
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $56,102
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($56,102 average) · poverty 21.6%. The primary code (38305) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,124 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Tennessee, Camden is the closest lower-income city and Bristol the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jackson.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Jackson differ
Jackson's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $43,227 in ZIP 38301 to $68,977 in ZIP 38305, while home values span $132,900 in 38301 to $243,800 in 38305. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 15.9 points
38301 to 38305
38301 to 38305
38305 to 38301
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 38305 skews compact Jackson
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 38305 covers about 58% of Jackson's 86,421 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Jackson
Citywide ZBP: 2,440 establishments, 54,326 employees , annual payroll $2,744,035k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38305 (1,586 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (440) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Jackson, TN
These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Jackson. See the Madison County roll-up →
Jackson sits in the lower half of Madison County on income: Beech Bluff, Pinson and Denmark report more, and only Mercer reports less. Beech Bluff marks the far end of that range at $85,625, 53% above Jackson.
Side-by-side: Compare 38305 vs 38301 →
Jackson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Jackson, .