Jacksboro vs La Follette

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

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

La Follette has the higher population (7,308 vs 2,780 in Jacksboro). Jacksboro has the higher median household income ($65,587 vs $34,678 in La Follette). Jacksboro has the higher median home value ($204,000 vs $106,000 in La Follette).

Population, income & housing

	Jacksboro	La Follette
Population	2,780	7,308
Median age	39.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,587	$34,678
Median home value	$204,000	$106,000
Median gross rent	$704	$690
Housing units	1,269	3,651
Homeownership rate	62.8%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacksboro	La Follette
Population	2,244 → 2,780 (+23.9%)	6,857 → 7,308 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$47,104 → $65,587 (+39.2%)	$30,876 → $34,678 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $204,000 (+37.6%)	$77,000 → $106,000 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $704 (+16.9%)	$614 → $690 (+12.4%)

Jacksboro

Population

2,2442,780

Median household income

$47,104$65,587

Median home value

$148,300$204,000

Median gross rent

$602$704

La Follette

Population

6,8577,308

Median household income

$30,876$34,678

Median home value

$77,000$106,000

Median gross rent

$614$690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacksboro	La Follette
Under 5	3.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	11.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	16.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.4%
75 and over	4.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacksboro	La Follette
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacksboro	La Follette
No high school diploma	10.9%	20.3%
High school graduate	40.9%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacksboro	La Follette
Drove alone	75.3%	83.2%
Carpooled	13.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.6%	6.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacksboro	La Follette
1-unit, detached	67.3%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	5.4%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Jacksboro	La Follette
Poverty rate	11.8%	30.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1982	1967