Jackson vs Three Way

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

Jackson and Three Way 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 1,965 in Three Way). Three Way has the higher median household income ($91,845 vs $51,552 in Jackson). Three Way has the higher median home value ($231,200 vs $195,000 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Three Way
Population	68,098	1,965
Median age	35.3 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,552	$91,845
Median home value	$195,000	$231,200
Median gross rent	$1,094	$1,650
Housing units	30,259	870
Homeownership rate	52.2%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Three Way
Population	66,870 → 68,098 (+1.8%)	1,676 → 1,965 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$43,621 → $51,552 (+18.2%)	$72,750 → $91,845 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $195,000 (+46.4%)	$159,600 → $231,200 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $1,094 (+24.7%)	$1,086 → $1,650 (+51.9%)

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

Three Way

Population

1,6761,965

Median household income

$72,750$91,845

Median home value

$159,600$231,200

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Three Way
Under 5	6.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	17.2%
75 and over	6.4%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Three Way
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	67.2%
Black or African American	44.4%	23.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.7%
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%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Three Way
No high school diploma	10.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	33.6%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Three Way
Drove alone	70.2%	90.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	6.4%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Three Way
1-unit, detached	65.5%	99.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.3%
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%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Three Way
Poverty rate	22.7%	5.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1983	1997