Decatur County vs Jackson County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (11,882 vs 11,499 in Decatur County). Decatur County has the higher median household income ($46,190 vs $41,475 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $133,900 in Decatur County).

Population, income & housing

	Decatur County	Jackson County
Population	11,499	11,882
Median age	45.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,190	$41,475
Median home value	$133,900	$135,200
Median gross rent	$716	$804
Housing units	6,588	5,832
Homeownership rate	75.0%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decatur County	Jackson County
Population	11,686 → 11,499 (-1.6%)	11,682 → 11,882 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$42,031 → $46,190 (+9.9%)	$35,207 → $41,475 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$98,800 → $133,900 (+35.5%)	$126,100 → $135,200 (+7.2%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $716 (+34.8%)	$548 → $804 (+46.7%)

Decatur County

Population

11,68611,499

Median household income

$42,031$46,190

Median home value

$98,800$133,900

Median gross rent

$531$716

Jackson County

Population

11,68211,882

Median household income

$35,207$41,475

Median home value

$126,100$135,200

Median gross rent

$548$804

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Decatur County	Jackson County
Under 5	4.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	14.8%
75 and over	9.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decatur County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decatur County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	15.8%	17.4%
High school graduate	45.3%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decatur County	Jackson County
Drove alone	83.2%	82.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decatur County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	25.7%

Poverty & households

	Decatur County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	21.6%	20.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1982	1987