Daviston vs Jacksons' Gap

A side-by-side comparison of Daviston and Jacksons' Gap: population, income, housing, and more.

Daviston and Jacksons' Gap are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jacksons' Gap has the higher population (554 vs 199 in Daviston). Daviston has the higher median household income ($66,000 vs $31,667 in Jacksons' Gap). Daviston has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $108,700 in Jacksons' Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
Population	199	554
Median age	41.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$31,667
Median home value	$137,500	$108,700
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	82	318
Homeownership rate	89.7%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
Population	214 → 199 (-7.0%)	698 → 554 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $66,000 (+46.7%)	$53,750 → $31,667 (-41.1%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $137,500 (+63.3%)	$76,000 → $108,700 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $650 (-1.2%)	$754 → $775 (+2.8%)

Daviston

Population

214199

Median household income

$45,000$66,000

Median home value

$84,200$137,500

Median gross rent

$658$650

Jacksons' Gap

Population

698554

Median household income

$53,750$31,667

Median home value

$76,000$108,700

Median gross rent

$754$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
Under 5	5.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	18.1%	20.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	22.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	13.9%
75 and over	4.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	74.4%
Black or African American	4.0%	20.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
No high school diploma	8.8%	27.3%
High school graduate	29.2%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
Drove alone	74.7%	88.2%
Carpooled	16.9%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
1-unit, detached	72.0%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.6%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Daviston	Jacksons' Gap
Poverty rate	10.2%	15.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1976	1982