People QuickFacts Jackson Tennessee Population, 2011 estimate 65,187 6,403,353 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 65,211 6,346,110 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.0% 0.9% Population, 2010 65,211 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.4% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.7% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.7% 13.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.8% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 49.2% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 45.7% 16.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.5% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.0% 4.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 47.8% 75.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.6% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 4.2% 4.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.6% 6.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.5% 82.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 26.4% 22.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.1 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 58.2% 69.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 27.8% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $110,000 $134,100 Households, 2006-2010 24,961 2,443,475 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.49 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $21,701 $23,722 Median household income 2006-2010 $35,456 $43,314 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 22.9% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Jackson Tennessee Total number of firms, 2007 5,885 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.6% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.9% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 4,012,924 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 988,483 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,553,803 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $24,586 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 203,674 10,626,759     Geography QuickFacts Jackson Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 53.73 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,213.7 153.9 FIPS Code 37640 47 Counties Madison County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts