Housing in Jackson at a glance
- Population
- about 38,932
- Housing units
- about 13,745
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $95,000Memphis: $169,000 (-44%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,070 a monthMemphis: $1,181 (-9%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 49.1%Memphis: 44.9%
- Homes built before 1980
- 90.7%
- Median year built
- 1954
Jackson, north of the Memphis centre, has the oldest housing of the ten planning districts: 90.7% of its homes date from before 1980 and the midpoint of construction is 1954. Prices are low to match. Owners estimate $95,000, 44% below Memphis's $169,000, ninth of ten, and rent of $1,070 is 9% beneath the $1,181 across the city, also ninth. Ownership, at 49.1% of households, is fifth of ten and above the 44.9% citywide. Two neighbours stand far higher on value: University is reported at $282,000 and Core City reports $303,000. Raleigh, reporting $155,000, is the closest in price. Raleigh's pre-1980 share is 64.3%, lower than here, and Core City's is 71%, so Jackson's stock is older than both. Owners are 49.1% of households in Jackson compared with Raleigh's 39.5% and Core City's 36.2%. That makes Jackson the more owner-held of the three.
Questions about Jackson
What is the median home value in Jackson, Memphis?
$95,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $169,000 for Memphis as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Jackson?
$1,070 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,181 in Memphis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Jackson own or rent?
Most rent: 49.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 44.9% in Memphis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 10 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Jackson is one of the 10 most populous of 14 memphis 3.0 planning districts of Memphis: estimated population about 38,932 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Memphis GIS, Memphis 3.0 Planning Districts, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Memphis as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Jackson
The closest sectors of Memphis, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Jackson. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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