Jackson vs Seaboard

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (688 vs 624 in Seaboard). Jackson has the higher median household income ($48,292 vs $19,746 in Seaboard). Seaboard has the higher median home value ($80,200 vs $55,200 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Seaboard
Population	688	624
Median age	33.9 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,292	$19,746
Median home value	$55,200	$80,200
Median gross rent	$833	$336
Housing units	294	407
Homeownership rate	78.5%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	17.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Seaboard
Population	510 → 688 (+34.9%)	723 → 624 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$37,125 → $48,292 (+30.1%)	$31,932 → $19,746 (-38.2%)
Median home value	$81,200 → $55,200 (-32.0%)	$64,800 → $80,200 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $833 (+31.8%)	$780 → $336 (-56.9%)

Jackson

Population

510688

Median household income

$37,125$48,292

Median home value

$81,200$55,200

Median gross rent

$632$833

Seaboard

Population

723624

Median household income

$31,932$19,746

Median home value

$64,800$80,200

Median gross rent

$780$336

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Seaboard
Under 5	0.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	18.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	2.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	29.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	3.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.8%	6.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	20.7%
75 and over	14.7%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Seaboard
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	11.7%
Black or African American	51.9%	84.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Seaboard
No high school diploma	17.5%	24.4%
High school graduate	19.0%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Seaboard
Drove alone	86.9%	89.9%
Carpooled	2.1%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	3.1%
Other means	7.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Seaboard
1-unit, detached	70.1%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Seaboard
Poverty rate	21.9%	32.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1974	1968