Jackson, NC Housing Market & City Data

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454
Population Estimate
$79,137
Median Home Value
92.0%
Employment Rate
16.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$136
Median Listing Price$154,500
Median Days on Market104
Active Listings6
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)6
Avg Listing Price$153,583
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.35
Family Dual Income38.7
Median Household Income$37,125
Median Individual Income$26,513
Home Ownership78.4%
Home Value$79,137
Median Rent$632
Rent Burden34.1%
Poverty15.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.6%
  • Highschool Education22.8%
  • Some College45.8%
  • Bachelors Degree13.8%
  • Graduate Degree3.1%
  • Total College or Above16.9%
  • Stem Degree45.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.5%
  • Female54.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married36.8%
  • Divorced15.1%
  • Never Married33.3%
  • Widowed14.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityJackson
State IDNC
Population454

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1814.1%
19–297.5%
30–3911.8%
40–498.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5919.4%
60–6920.8%
70–7913.5%
80+4.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation47.2%
Unemployment Rate8.0%
Disabled15.9%

ETHNICITY

White51.8%
Black45.3%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple2.9%

OTHER

Hispanic3.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured5.4%
Veteran9.3%

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