Jackson County vs Lewis County

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

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

Lewis County has the higher population (12,784 vs 11,882 in Jackson County). Lewis County has the higher median household income ($49,477 vs $41,475 in Jackson County). Lewis County has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $135,200 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Population	11,882	12,784
Median age	48.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,475	$49,477
Median home value	$135,200	$157,800
Median gross rent	$804	$735
Housing units	5,832	5,746
Homeownership rate	83.3%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Population	11,682 → 11,882 (+1.7%)	12,027 → 12,784 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$35,207 → $41,475 (+17.8%)	$37,277 → $49,477 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $135,200 (+7.2%)	$95,600 → $157,800 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $804 (+46.7%)	$580 → $735 (+26.7%)

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

Lewis County

Population

12,02712,784

Median household income

$37,277$49,477

Median home value

$95,600$157,800

Median gross rent

$580$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Under 5	4.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	12.5%
75 and over	8.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Lewis County
No high school diploma	17.4%	14.6%
High school graduate	46.0%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Drove alone	82.4%	83.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.8%
Other means	1.2%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Poverty rate	20.7%	15.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1987	1990