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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

38301 to 38305

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.8×

38301 to 38305

Poverty-rate spread
15.9 points

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) .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38305 49,808 $68,977 1,586 149
38301 36,613 $43,227 854 86

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, .