Jackson Springs vs Taylortown

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

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

Taylortown has the higher population (728 vs 203 in Jackson Springs). Jackson Springs has the higher median household income ($98,250 vs $47,969 in Taylortown). Jackson Springs has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $172,500 in Taylortown).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
Population	203	728
Median age	13.7 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$98,250	$47,969
Median home value	$215,000	$172,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,142
Housing units	56	357
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
Population	132 → 203 (+53.8%)	1,037 → 728 (-29.8%)
Median household income	$235,720 → $98,250 (-58.3%)	$51,458 → $47,969 (-6.8%)
Median home value	$182,200 → $215,000 (+18.0%)	$144,600 → $172,500 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$499 → $1,142 (+128.9%)

Jackson Springs

Population

132203

Median household income

$235,720$98,250

Median home value

$182,200$215,000

Taylortown

Population

1,037728

Median household income

$51,458$47,969

Median home value

$144,600$172,500

Median gross rent

$499$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
Under 5	24.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	39.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	19.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	8.9%
45 to 54	3.0%	19.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	3.0%	8.1%
75 and over	0.0%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	31.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	61.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	16.4%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	83.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
Drove alone	100.0%	81.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
1-unit, detached	82.1%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Springs	Taylortown
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.0%
Average household size	3.63	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1966	1983