Buckhorn vs Jackson

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (5,061 vs 3,506 in Buckhorn). Buckhorn has the higher median household income ($78,510 vs $75,051 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($432,600 vs $333,200 in Buckhorn).

Population, income & housing

	Buckhorn	Jackson
Population	3,506	5,061
Median age	50.7 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,510	$75,051
Median home value	$333,200	$432,600
Median gross rent	$1,875	$1,397
Housing units	1,962	2,457
Homeownership rate	95.1%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buckhorn	Jackson
Population	2,387 → 3,506 (+46.9%)	4,751 → 5,061 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$47,150 → $78,510 (+66.5%)	$53,462 → $75,051 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$253,400 → $333,200 (+31.5%)	$260,400 → $432,600 (+66.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,207 → $1,875 (+55.3%)	$1,029 → $1,397 (+35.8%)

Buckhorn

Population

2,3873,506

Median household income

$47,150$78,510

Median home value

$253,400$333,200

Median gross rent

$1,207$1,875

Jackson

Population

4,7515,061

Median household income

$53,462$75,051

Median home value

$260,400$432,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buckhorn	Jackson
Under 5	3.5%	2.5%
5 to 17	10.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	16.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	18.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	17.2%	16.9%
75 and over	8.0%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buckhorn	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	69.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	2.3%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buckhorn	Jackson
No high school diploma	7.0%	11.5%
High school graduate	39.6%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buckhorn	Jackson
Drove alone	63.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	15.4%	8.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	19.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buckhorn	Jackson
1-unit, detached	93.5%	56.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Buckhorn	Jackson
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	54	21
Median year structure built	1981	1982