Jackson vs Pinson

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

Jackson and Pinson 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 464 in Pinson). Pinson has the higher median household income ($71,385 vs $51,552 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($195,000 vs $112,900 in Pinson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Pinson
Population	68,098	464
Median age	35.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,552	$71,385
Median home value	$195,000	$112,900
Median gross rent	$1,094	—
Housing units	30,259	157
Homeownership rate	52.2%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Pinson
Population	66,870 → 68,098 (+1.8%)	302 → 464 (+53.6%)
Median household income	$43,621 → $51,552 (+18.2%)	$35,139 → $71,385 (+103.2%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $195,000 (+46.4%)	$65,000 → $112,900 (+73.7%)
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

Pinson

Population

302464

Median household income

$35,139$71,385

Median home value

$65,000$112,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Pinson
Under 5	6.2%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	11.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	29.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	4.7%
75 and over	6.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Pinson
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	69.0%
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%	16.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Pinson
No high school diploma	10.5%	24.2%
High school graduate	33.6%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Pinson
Drove alone	70.2%	61.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	29.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	9.9%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Pinson
1-unit, detached	65.5%	59.2%
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%	40.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Pinson
Poverty rate	22.7%	1.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1983	1989