Georgia · Census place 41596
Jackson city, GA
Quick answer
Jackson city has 5,648 residents, ranking #156 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $44,508, the median home is worth $163,300 and median gross rent runs $818 a month.
- Population
- 5,648Jackson city residents
- Median household income
- $44,508Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $163,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $818Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jackson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jackson city median would spend about 22.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.7% of residents and 51.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Waynesboro city 5,700
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