Jacksboro vs Jellico

A side-by-side comparison of Jacksboro and Jellico: population, income, housing, and more.

Jacksboro and Jellico are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jacksboro has the higher population (2,780 vs 1,821 in Jellico). Jacksboro has the higher median household income ($65,587 vs $41,111 in Jellico). Jacksboro has the higher median home value ($204,000 vs $143,000 in Jellico).

Population, income & housing

	Jacksboro	Jellico
Population	2,780	1,821
Median age	39.2 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,587	$41,111
Median home value	$204,000	$143,000
Median gross rent	$704	$407
Housing units	1,269	1,141
Homeownership rate	62.8%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacksboro	Jellico
Population	2,244 → 2,780 (+23.9%)	2,170 → 1,821 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$47,104 → $65,587 (+39.2%)	$21,000 → $41,111 (+95.8%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $204,000 (+37.6%)	$88,900 → $143,000 (+60.9%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $704 (+16.9%)	$460 → $407 (-11.5%)

Jacksboro

Population

2,2442,780

Median household income

$47,104$65,587

Median home value

$148,300$204,000

Median gross rent

$602$704

Jellico

Population

2,1701,821

Median household income

$21,000$41,111

Median home value

$88,900$143,000

Median gross rent

$460$407

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacksboro	Jellico
Under 5	3.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	6.8%
18 to 24	11.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	17.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.6%
75 and over	4.7%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacksboro	Jellico
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacksboro	Jellico
No high school diploma	10.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacksboro	Jellico
Drove alone	75.3%	81.6%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	9.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacksboro	Jellico
1-unit, detached	67.3%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	5.4%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Jacksboro	Jellico
Poverty rate	11.8%	24.8%
Average household size	2.29	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1982	1977