Jackson vs Slaughter

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

Jackson and Slaughter 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 1,264 in Slaughter). Slaughter has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $37,981 in Jackson). Slaughter has the higher median home value ($234,300 vs $121,700 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Slaughter
Population	3,976	1,264
Median age	38.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,981	$80,417
Median home value	$121,700	$234,300
Median gross rent	$729	$1,254
Housing units	712	484
Homeownership rate	58.6%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	23.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Slaughter
Population	5,041 → 3,976 (-21.1%)	980 → 1,264 (+29.0%)
Median household income	$34,063 → $37,981 (+11.5%)	$64,938 → $80,417 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $121,700 (+44.0%)	$153,900 → $234,300 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $729 (+16.3%)	$1,023 → $1,254 (+22.6%)

Jackson

Population

5,0413,976

Median household income

$34,063$37,981

Median home value

$84,500$121,700

Median gross rent

$627$729

Slaughter

Population

9801,264

Median household income

$64,938$80,417

Median home value

$153,900$234,300

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,254

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Slaughter
Under 5	1.9%	9.6%
5 to 17	5.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	12.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	23.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	17.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	19.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	11.2%
75 and over	3.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Slaughter
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	82.7%
Black or African American	57.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	2.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Slaughter
No high school diploma	27.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	51.6%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Slaughter
Drove alone	81.6%	92.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.3%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Slaughter
1-unit, detached	59.8%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Slaughter
Poverty rate	39.1%	12.7%
Average household size	2.92	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	17	41
Median year structure built	1976	1990