Jacksboro is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,207 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jacksboro is the 205th largest community in Tennessee.
Of important note, Jacksboro is also a town of artists. Jacksboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jacksboro’s character.
Also of interest is that Jacksboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.58% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Jacksboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Jacksboro is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.61% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jacksboro in 2022 was $26,802, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,208 for a family of four. However, Jacksboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Jacksboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jacksboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jacksboro include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jacksboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Arabic.