Jackson vs New Ellenton

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

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

New Ellenton has the higher population (2,604 vs 1,782 in Jackson). New Ellenton has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $37,067 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $164,900 in New Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	New Ellenton
Population	1,782	2,604
Median age	60.0 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$37,067	$60,625
Median home value	$192,000	$164,900
Median gross rent	$540	$695
Housing units	1,077	1,125
Homeownership rate	75.9%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	New Ellenton
Population	1,925 → 1,782 (-7.4%)	1,965 → 2,604 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $37,067 (-28.5%)	$40,679 → $60,625 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $192,000 (+93.9%)	$83,400 → $164,900 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $540 (-26.3%)	$727 → $695 (-4.4%)

Jackson

Population

1,9251,782

Median household income

$51,875$37,067

Median home value

$99,000$192,000

Median gross rent

$733$540

New Ellenton

Population

1,9652,604

Median household income

$40,679$60,625

Median home value

$83,400$164,900

Median gross rent

$727$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	New Ellenton
Under 5	6.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	5.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.9%	16.4%
35 to 44	5.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.1%
55 to 64	24.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.1%
75 and over	20.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	New Ellenton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	42.4%
Black or African American	31.4%	49.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	4.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	New Ellenton
No high school diploma	18.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	45.9%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	New Ellenton
Drove alone	71.3%	86.1%
Carpooled	21.2%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	New Ellenton
1-unit, detached	68.6%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.4%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	New Ellenton
Poverty rate	8.1%	13.5%
Average household size	1.80	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1969	1974