Jackson vs Mercer

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

Jackson and Mercer 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 61 in Mercer). Jackson has the higher median home value ($195,000 vs $9,999 in Mercer). Since 2019, Jackson's population has grown faster (+1.8% vs -23.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Mercer
Population	68,098	61
Median age	35.3 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,552	—
Median home value	$195,000	$9,999
Median gross rent	$1,094	—
Housing units	30,259	78
Homeownership rate	52.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Mercer
Population	66,870 → 68,098 (+1.8%)	80 → 61 (-23.8%)
Median household income	$43,621 → $51,552 (+18.2%)	$32,841 → $32,054 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $195,000 (+46.4%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $1,094 (+24.7%)	—

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

Mercer

Population

8061

Median household income

$32,841$32,054

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Mercer
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	37.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	47.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.8%
75 and over	6.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Mercer
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	44.4%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Mercer
No high school diploma	10.5%	47.5%
High school graduate	33.6%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	19.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Mercer
Drove alone	70.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Mercer
1-unit, detached	65.5%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
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%	48.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Mercer
Poverty rate	22.7%	14.8%
Average household size	2.37	1.22
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1983	1978