Jackson vs Whatley

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Whatley: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and Whatley are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson has the higher population (4,654 vs 285 in Whatley). Whatley has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $46,250 in Jackson). Since 2019, Whatley's population has grown faster (+1.8% vs -2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Whatley
Population	4,654	285
Median age	44.4 yrs	22.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$71,250
Median home value	$121,000	—
Median gross rent	$626	—
Housing units	2,151	215
Homeownership rate	72.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	21.4%	31.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Whatley
Population	4,781 → 4,654 (-2.7%)	280 → 285 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$40,651 → $46,250 (+13.8%)	—
Median home value	$122,300 → $121,000 (-1.1%)	$85,600 → $163,400 (+90.9%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $626 (+10.0%)	—

Jackson

Population

4,7814,654

Median household income

$40,651$46,250

Median home value

$122,300$121,000

Median gross rent

$569$626

Whatley

Population

280285

Median home value

$85,600$163,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Whatley
Under 5	5.5%	21.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	36.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	5.3%
75 and over	10.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Whatley
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	46.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Whatley
No high school diploma	10.9%	22.5%
High school graduate	43.0%	62.5%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Whatley
Drove alone	87.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	5.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Whatley
1-unit, detached	75.2%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Whatley
Poverty rate	27.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.79	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1975	1983