Jackson vs Wagener

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (1,782 vs 1,170 in Wagener). Wagener has the higher median household income ($45,753 vs $37,067 in Jackson). Since 2019, Wagener's population has grown faster (+36.4% vs -7.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Wagener
Population	1,782	1,170
Median age	60.0 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,067	$45,753
Median home value	$192,000	—
Median gross rent	$540	$367
Housing units	1,077	583
Homeownership rate	75.9%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Wagener
Population	1,925 → 1,782 (-7.4%)	858 → 1,170 (+36.4%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $37,067 (-28.5%)	$39,219 → $45,753 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $192,000 (+93.9%)	$84,500 → $99,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $540 (-26.3%)	$563 → $367 (-34.8%)

Jackson

Population

1,9251,782

Median household income

$51,875$37,067

Median home value

$99,000$192,000

Median gross rent

$733$540

Wagener

Population

8581,170

Median household income

$39,219$45,753

Median home value

$84,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$563$367

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Wagener
Under 5	6.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	5.9%	9.8%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	5.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	24.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	19.1%
75 and over	20.1%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Wagener
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	28.6%
Black or African American	31.4%	64.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Wagener
No high school diploma	18.9%	17.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Wagener
Drove alone	71.3%	58.4%
Carpooled	21.2%	23.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.1%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Wagener
1-unit, detached	68.6%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.4%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Wagener
Poverty rate	8.1%	22.0%
Average household size	1.80	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1969	1969