Jackson County vs Meigs County

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

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

Meigs County has the higher population (13,076 vs 11,882 in Jackson County). Meigs County has the higher median household income ($58,395 vs $41,475 in Jackson County). Meigs County has the higher median home value ($185,500 vs $135,200 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Meigs County
Population	11,882	13,076
Median age	48.0 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,475	$58,395
Median home value	$135,200	$185,500
Median gross rent	$804	$845
Housing units	5,832	6,164
Homeownership rate	83.3%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Meigs County
Population	11,682 → 11,882 (+1.7%)	12,104 → 13,076 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$35,207 → $41,475 (+17.8%)	$49,167 → $58,395 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $135,200 (+7.2%)	$136,600 → $185,500 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $804 (+46.7%)	$726 → $845 (+16.4%)

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

Meigs County

Population

12,10413,076

Median household income

$49,167$58,395

Median home value

$136,600$185,500

Median gross rent

$726$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Meigs County
Under 5	4.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.3%
75 and over	8.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Meigs County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Meigs County
No high school diploma	17.4%	17.1%
High school graduate	46.0%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Meigs County
Drove alone	82.4%	75.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Meigs County
1-unit, detached	71.1%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Meigs County
Poverty rate	20.7%	14.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1987	1993