Jackson County vs. Putnam County

	Jackson County (TN)	Putnam County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,758	78,843
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	9.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,632	72,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,638	72,321
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.0%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.5%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.2%
White alone, percent	97.0%	93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	1.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.0%	88.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	854	4,177
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,898	34,969
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.9%	60.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$107,000	$155,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$947	$1,128
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$321	$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$538	$678
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	22.2%
Households, 2014-2018	4,543	31,110
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.9%	83.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	6.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.2%	74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.5%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.0%	25.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.8%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.5%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	57.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.9%	53.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,904	1,282,887
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,701	$17,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.2	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,703	$40,888
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,276	$23,873
Persons in poverty, percent	19.8%	14.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102	1,825
Total employment, 2017	838	30,221
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,280	1,063,473
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-21.9%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	751	6,022
All firms, 2012	705	7,752
Men-owned firms, 2012	456	4,183
Women-owned firms, 2012	233	2,335
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	687	7,058
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	109	677
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	583	6,629
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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%	1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.4%	28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.7	180.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	308.32	401.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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