Cities / Tennessee / Jackson

Jackson, TN

67,993 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Jackson)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 0.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

76 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

67,993

Median age

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Median household income

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Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

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Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

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HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,118

HUD Fair Market Rent (Tennessee statewide average across 95 areas — not specific to Jackson), 2026. Efficiency $882, 1BR $924, 2BR $1118, 3BR $1445, 4BR $1644. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Tennessee commercial electricity

12.87¢/kWh

Tennessee industrial electricity

6.74¢/kWh

Tennessee residential electricity

13.18¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

589817.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

449356.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Tennessee

705.37

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Tennessee-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

76 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

125 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

184 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Tennessee energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Tennessee economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).