Jackson vs Oak Ridge

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (15,532 vs 258 in Oak Ridge). Jackson has the higher median household income ($80,435 vs $68,542 in Oak Ridge). Jackson has the higher median home value ($227,600 vs $145,800 in Oak Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
Population	15,532	258
Median age	34.7 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,435	$68,542
Median home value	$227,600	$145,800
Median gross rent	$955	$933
Housing units	6,267	110
Homeownership rate	69.7%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
Population	14,872 → 15,532 (+4.4%)	255 → 258 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$64,497 → $80,435 (+24.7%)	$47,500 → $68,542 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$164,800 → $227,600 (+38.1%)	$102,800 → $145,800 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $955 (+8.5%)	$800 → $933 (+16.6%)

Jackson

Population

14,87215,532

Median household income

$64,497$80,435

Median home value

$164,800$227,600

Median gross rent

$880$955

Oak Ridge

Population

255258

Median household income

$47,500$68,542

Median home value

$102,800$145,800

Median gross rent

$800$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
Under 5	6.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	7.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	8.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.8%
75 and over	7.4%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	99.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
No high school diploma	5.3%	22.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
Drove alone	79.0%	83.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
1-unit, detached	74.6%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Oak Ridge
Poverty rate	8.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1991	1967