Jackson vs Rich Square

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

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

Rich Square has the higher population (780 vs 688 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($48,292 vs $38,621 in Rich Square). Rich Square has the higher median home value ($78,300 vs $55,200 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Rich Square
Population	688	780
Median age	33.9 yrs	61.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,292	$38,621
Median home value	$55,200	$78,300
Median gross rent	$833	$781
Housing units	294	370
Homeownership rate	78.5%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	17.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Rich Square
Population	510 → 688 (+34.9%)	780 → 780 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$37,125 → $48,292 (+30.1%)	$30,903 → $38,621 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$81,200 → $55,200 (-32.0%)	$74,100 → $78,300 (+5.7%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $833 (+31.8%)	$693 → $781 (+12.7%)

Jackson

Population

510688

Median household income

$37,125$48,292

Median home value

$81,200$55,200

Median gross rent

$632$833

Rich Square

Population

780780

Median household income

$30,903$38,621

Median home value

$74,100$78,300

Median gross rent

$693$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Rich Square
Under 5	0.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	6.2%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	29.7%	7.4%
35 to 44	3.5%	6.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	16.9%
75 and over	14.7%	27.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Rich Square
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	39.5%
Black or African American	51.9%	53.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Rich Square
No high school diploma	17.5%	23.8%
High school graduate	19.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Rich Square
Drove alone	86.9%	72.3%
Carpooled	2.1%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	1.0%
Other means	7.4%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Rich Square
1-unit, detached	70.1%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Rich Square
Poverty rate	21.9%	29.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1974	1958