Jackson Heights vs Pink Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson Heights and Pink Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson Heights and Pink Hill are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson Heights has the higher population (1,002 vs 470 in Pink Hill). Pink Hill has the higher median household income ($42,670 vs $36,975 in Jackson Heights). Jackson Heights has the higher median home value ($132,300 vs $69,000 in Pink Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
Population	1,002	470
Median age	54.4 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,975	$42,670
Median home value	$132,300	$69,000
Median gross rent	$742	$721
Housing units	579	280
Homeownership rate	76.2%	54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
Population	694 → 1,002 (+44.4%)	557 → 470 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$40,582 → $36,975 (-8.9%)	$34,375 → $42,670 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$135,100 → $132,300 (-2.1%)	$61,500 → $69,000 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$496 → $721 (+45.4%)

Jackson Heights

Population

6941,002

Median household income

$40,582$36,975

Median home value

$135,100$132,300

Pink Hill

Population

557470

Median household income

$34,375$42,670

Median home value

$61,500$69,000

Median gross rent

$496$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	25.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	0.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	4.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	4.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	23.4%
55 to 64	23.4%	20.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	8.9%
75 and over	7.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	58.7%
Black or African American	12.0%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
No high school diploma	9.5%	24.9%
High school graduate	34.5%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	54.2%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
Drove alone	81.9%	87.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	1.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
1-unit, detached	75.5%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	30.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Heights	Pink Hill
Poverty rate	21.2%	32.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1977	1967