Clinton vs Jackson

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (3,976 vs 1,100 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median household income ($55,595 vs $37,981 in Jackson). Clinton has the higher median home value ($224,100 vs $121,700 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Jackson
Population	1,100	3,976
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,595	$37,981
Median home value	$224,100	$121,700
Median gross rent	$1,017	$729
Housing units	696	712
Homeownership rate	61.2%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	23.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Jackson
Population	1,708 → 1,100 (-35.6%)	5,041 → 3,976 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$39,797 → $55,595 (+39.7%)	$34,063 → $37,981 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$179,500 → $224,100 (+24.8%)	$84,500 → $121,700 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $1,017 (+85.6%)	$627 → $729 (+16.3%)

Clinton

Population

1,7081,100

Median household income

$39,797$55,595

Median home value

$179,500$224,100

Median gross rent

$548$1,017

Jackson

Population

5,0413,976

Median household income

$34,063$37,981

Median home value

$84,500$121,700

Median gross rent

$627$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
Under 5	4.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	5.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	12.4%
25 to 34	4.1%	23.6%
35 to 44	16.1%	17.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	19.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	18.8%	4.5%
75 and over	8.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	31.0%
Black or African American	37.0%	57.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Jackson
No high school diploma	12.5%	27.4%
High school graduate	26.5%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
Drove alone	76.4%	81.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Jackson
1-unit, detached	66.1%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.4%
20 or more units	4.2%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Jackson
Poverty rate	14.9%	39.1%
Average household size	1.98	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	53	17
Median year structure built	1977	1976