Jackson County vs. Marion County

	Jackson County (AL)	Marion County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	51,736	28,575
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.8%	1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	53,224	28,222
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	53,227	28,237
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	20.1%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	51.1%
White alone, percent	91.3%	93.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.1%	91.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,902	1,751
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,253	13,497
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.1%	74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$105,300	$123,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,012	$1,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$619	$672
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	4.9%
Building permits, 2018	37	131
Households, 2014-2018	20,626	11,582
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.4%	94.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	80.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.1%	68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.5%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.2%	11.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	15.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	48.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	454,888	336,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,580	$11,885
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.2	28.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,816	$48,024
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,608	$24,714
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	840	431
Total employment, 2017	13,413	6,121
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	434,411	218,405
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,178	1,766
All firms, 2012	3,637	2,185
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,202	1,110
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,004	617
Minority-owned firms, 2012	283	86
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,239	1,959
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	404	235
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,016	1,784
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.8%	28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	49.4	56.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,077.87	498.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jackson county (AL) and Marion county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.