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Population (year 2000): 59,643. Estimated
population in July 2005: 62,099 (+4.1% change)
Males: 27,822 (46.6%), Females: 31,821 (53.4%)
Madison County
Zip codes:
38301,
38305.
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $33,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,800 (year 2000)
Races in Jackson:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.2%)
- Black (42.1%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (11.5%), Irish (7.3%),
English (7.1%), German (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Subsaharan
African (1.4%).
Elevation: 401 feet
Land area: 49.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jackson
- High school or higher: 77.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jackson city
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 11.8%
2.8% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,849 (+15.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Jackson:
- JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY GEN HOSPITAL (708 W
FOREST)
- METHODIST LEBONHEUR HEALTHCARE-JACKSON (367
HOSPITAL BLVD)
- PATHWAYS OF TENNESSEE, INC (238 SUMMAR DR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jackson:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 7 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 75 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 90 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jackson:
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 12 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID:
M53)
- GIBSON COUNTY (about 20 miles; TRENTON, TN; ID: TGC)
- THORNTON (about 27 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN; ID: 47M)
Colleges/Universities in Jackson:
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,534; Location: 2046 NORTH PKY; Public;
Website: www.jscc.cc.tn.us)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 2,144;
Location: 1050 UNION UNIVERSITY DR; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.uu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 923;
Location: 705 LAMBUTH BLVD; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.lambuth.edu)
- LANE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 702; Location:
545 LANE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.lanecollege.edu)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT JACKSON (FT
enrollment: 469; Location: 2468 TECHNOLOGY CTR DR;
Public; Website: www.jackson.tec.tn.us)
- WEST TENNESSEE BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 216; Location: 1186 HWY 45 BYPASS; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.wtbc.com)
- MCCOLLUM & ROSS-THE HAIR SCHOOL (FT
enrollment: 69; Location: 1433 HOLLYWOOD; Private,
for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Jackson:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 45 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 85 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 85 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 85 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public high schools in Jackson:
- JACKSON CENTRAL MERRY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,026; Location: 179 ALLEN AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 986;
Location: 3066 N HIGHLAND; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 815;
Location: 84 HARTS BRIDGE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LIBERTY TECHNOLOGY MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 765; Location: 3470 RIDGECREST ROAD EXTENDED;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- MADISON ACADEMIC MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 299; Location: 200 ALLEN AV; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST JACKSON LEARNING CENTER (Students: 32;
Location: 227 MCCOWAT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Jackson:
- JACKSON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 821;
Location: 832 COUNTRY CLUB LANE; Grades: PK - 12)
- TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 469;
Location: 130 OLD DENMARK ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 33;
Location: 2844 OLD MEDINA ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- THELMA BARKER ELEMENTARY (Students: 764;
Location: 1470 ASHPORT RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 693;
Location: 2665 CHRISTMASVILLE RD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ANDREW JACKSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
646; Location: 211 OLD HICKORY BL; Grades: 05 - 06)
- I B TIGRETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 636;
Location: 716 WESTWOOD AV; Grades: 07 - 08)
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 584;
Location: 2480 ASHPORT RD; Grades: 05 - 06)
- POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 522;
Location: 1071 OLD HUMBOLDT RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- NORTH PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 513;
Location: 1341 N PW; Grades: KG - 04)
- JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 512;
Location: 666 E LEXINGTON AV; Grades: 07 - 08)
- ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 468;
Location: 701 ARLINGTON AV; Grades: KG - 04)
- MALESUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 610 BOLIVAR HW; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Jackson:
- ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location:
1665 HWY 45 BY PASS; Grades: KG - 8)
- WEST TN CEREBRAL PALSY CENTER (Students: 23;
Location: 34 GARLAND DRIVE; Grades: UG - UG)
- HELICON-W TN CHILDREN HOME/BOY (Students: 9;
Location: 1312 CAMPELL STREET; Grades: 6 - 11; Boys
only)
Library in Jackson:
- JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $893,867; Location: 433 EAST LAFAYETTE STREET;
120,431 books; 6,949 audio materials; 1,237 video
materials; 274 serial subscriptions)
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