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Population
69,339
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$217,800
Owner-occupied units

Jackson, TN

Tennessee · 35.658° N, 88.837° W · 59 sq mi

Jackson is a city in Tennessee, with a population of 69,339 and about 1,171 residents per square mile. The median household earns $53,032 a year, and the median home is worth $217,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
59 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,171
People per square mile
Rank by population
#601
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#193
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$53,032
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,145
Per month
Homeownership
51.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.2 min
One way

People

Median age
35.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
27.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
3.9%
Households
27,541
2.34 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 29.2%
Manufacturing 16.5%
Retail trade 11.3%
Professional & business services 9.5%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Tennessee

Name
Thomas Frist Jr & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$26.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Nashville
Source of wealth
Hospitals

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Tennessee · private sector

Employer
FedEx
Sector
Logistics

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Tennessee

Company
FedEx
Revenue
$87.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Memphis
Ticker
FDX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Tennessee

State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Iris
State capital
Nashville
Nickname
The Volunteer State

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