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Section town, Alabama · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleLower incomeGrowingJackson County · 4.6 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025SectionPeer medianPctileSource
Population1,06999864
Population change (10 yr)21.5%24.9%25
Median household income$47,500$50,27836
Poverty rate22.2%19.3%73
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%19.2%82
Housing unit change (10 yr)9.3%8.1%50
Median owner-occupied home value$156,000$122,60064
Median gross rent$638$71718
Housing vacancy rate7.9%7.5%55
Worked from home4.7%5.2%45
Population, 2010–2024
SectionPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
SectionPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population-6.5%+26.4%+14.6%
Housing units+9.6%+5.2%-0.6%
Median household income+17.3%+72.9%+30.4%
Median owner-occupied home value+30.5%+58.5%+99.7%
Median gross rent-28.3%+45.7%+11.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher+19.2%+32.8%+8.8%
Worked from home+28.2%+2.6%+60.2%
Poverty rate-24.9%-20.8%+24.3%
Establishment density · Jackson County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars12.8US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.4US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services2.1US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services10.0US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care17.5US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation2.3US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation2.3US 2.1above US rate
Construction13.9US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Alcester, SD86989+26.0%$57,00020.3%
Piedmont, SD86981+11.7%$53,86617.7%
Candor, NY85984$47,41717.2%
Viborg, SD84958$51,94418.5%
Marlinton, WV841,201$37,27321.0%
Rochelle, GA841,243$41,60720.5%
Frederic, WI831,140$52,80016.2%
Wallace, ID831,027+24.9%$51,49219.6%
Lyons, NE83900$45,12919.3%
Winfield, IA831,007$49,06319.1%