Jackson vs Wilson

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

Jackson and Wilson 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 708 in Wilson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($37,981 vs $32,679 in Wilson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($121,700 vs $112,300 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Wilson
Population	3,976	708
Median age	38.6 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$37,981	$32,679
Median home value	$121,700	$112,300
Median gross rent	$729	$375
Housing units	712	386
Homeownership rate	58.6%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	23.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Wilson
Population	5,041 → 3,976 (-21.1%)	443 → 708 (+59.8%)
Median household income	$34,063 → $37,981 (+11.5%)	$38,571 → $32,679 (-15.3%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $121,700 (+44.0%)	$103,400 → $112,300 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $729 (+16.3%)	$556 → $375 (-32.6%)

Jackson

Population

5,0413,976

Median household income

$34,063$37,981

Median home value

$84,500$121,700

Median gross rent

$627$729

Wilson

Population

443708

Median household income

$38,571$32,679

Median home value

$103,400$112,300

Median gross rent

$556$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	12.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	23.6%	3.8%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	19.7%	17.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	25.7%
65 to 74	4.5%	16.1%
75 and over	3.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	13.1%
Black or African American	57.6%	85.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Wilson
No high school diploma	27.4%	38.1%
High school graduate	51.6%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
Drove alone	81.6%	94.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	2.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
1-unit, detached	59.8%	36.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	9.3%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	53.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Wilson
Poverty rate	39.1%	20.1%
Average household size	2.92	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1976	1990