Jackson vs Jenkinsburg

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (5,648 vs 346 in Jenkinsburg). Jenkinsburg has the higher median household income ($80,682 vs $44,508 in Jackson). Jenkinsburg has the higher median home value ($217,600 vs $163,300 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
Population	5,648	346
Median age	33.4 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,508	$80,682
Median home value	$163,300	$217,600
Median gross rent	$818	$1,313
Housing units	2,011	136
Homeownership rate	51.8%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
Population	5,061 → 5,648 (+11.6%)	332 → 346 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$40,612 → $44,508 (+9.6%)	$58,269 → $80,682 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$119,700 → $163,300 (+36.4%)	$112,500 → $217,600 (+93.4%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $818 (+9.1%)	$1,097 → $1,313 (+19.7%)

Jackson

Population

5,0615,648

Median household income

$40,612$44,508

Median home value

$119,700$163,300

Median gross rent

$750$818

Jenkinsburg

Population

332346

Median household income

$58,269$80,682

Median home value

$112,500$217,600

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
Under 5	4.7%	0.9%
5 to 17	26.3%	13.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	7.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	17.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	17.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	19.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.1%
75 and over	6.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	71.4%
Black or African American	40.4%	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
No high school diploma	16.6%	14.2%
High school graduate	48.5%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
Drove alone	73.7%	78.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	5.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
1-unit, detached	68.8%	99.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Jenkinsburg
Poverty rate	22.7%	3.8%
Average household size	2.76	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1986	1995