Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located 70 miles (110 km) east of Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee combined statistical area. Jackson is Madison County's largest city, and the second-largest city in West Tennessee after Memphis. It is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for West Tennessee, as Jackson was the major city in the west when the court was established in 1834.
In the antebellum era, Jackson was the market city for an agricultural area based on...
| Ethnicity | Jackson | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 46.9% | 60.1% |
| African American | 45.3% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Jackson | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 13% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 12.7% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 10.8% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 14% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10.4% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 8.7% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.3% | 7.1% |
| Education | Jackson | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 5% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 8% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 33% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 22% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 6% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 7% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |