Jackson vs Medon

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (68,098 vs 243 in Medon). Medon has the higher median household income ($57,375 vs $51,552 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($195,000 vs $116,900 in Medon).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Medon
Population	68,098	243
Median age	35.3 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,552	$57,375
Median home value	$195,000	$116,900
Median gross rent	$1,094	$850
Housing units	30,259	114
Homeownership rate	52.2%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Medon
Population	66,870 → 68,098 (+1.8%)	279 → 243 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$43,621 → $51,552 (+18.2%)	$38,750 → $57,375 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $195,000 (+46.4%)	$100,800 → $116,900 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $1,094 (+24.7%)	$438 → $850 (+94.1%)

Jackson

Population

66,87068,098

Median household income

$43,621$51,552

Median home value

$133,200$195,000

Median gross rent

$877$1,094

Medon

Population

279243

Median household income

$38,750$57,375

Median home value

$100,800$116,900

Median gross rent

$438$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Medon
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	2.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	2.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.7%	13.6%
75 and over	6.4%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Medon
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	90.9%
Black or African American	44.4%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Medon
No high school diploma	10.5%	11.5%
High school graduate	33.6%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Medon
Drove alone	70.2%	70.2%
Carpooled	12.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	29.8%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Medon
1-unit, detached	65.5%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Medon
Poverty rate	22.7%	1.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1983	1988