Jackson vs Woodland

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

Jackson and Woodland 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 569 in Woodland). Jackson has the higher median household income ($48,292 vs $28,125 in Woodland). Woodland has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $55,200 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Woodland
Population	688	569
Median age	33.9 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,292	$28,125
Median home value	$55,200	$100,000
Median gross rent	$833	$514
Housing units	294	352
Homeownership rate	78.5%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	17.1%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Woodland
Population	510 → 688 (+34.9%)	785 → 569 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$37,125 → $48,292 (+30.1%)	$37,361 → $28,125 (-24.7%)
Median home value	$81,200 → $55,200 (-32.0%)	$88,600 → $100,000 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $833 (+31.8%)	$415 → $514 (+23.9%)

Jackson

Population

510688

Median household income

$37,125$48,292

Median home value

$81,200$55,200

Median gross rent

$632$833

Woodland

Population

785569

Median household income

$37,361$28,125

Median home value

$88,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$415$514

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Woodland
Under 5	0.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	21.4%
18 to 24	2.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	29.7%	1.4%
35 to 44	3.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	21.6%
75 and over	14.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Woodland
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	42.2%
Black or African American	51.9%	48.0%
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%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Woodland
No high school diploma	17.5%	13.0%
High school graduate	19.0%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Woodland
Drove alone	86.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	2.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	15.3%
Other means	7.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Woodland
1-unit, detached	70.1%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Woodland
Poverty rate	21.9%	27.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1974	1960