Jackson County, Tennessee
7 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,029
- Median household income
- $47,951
- ±8,012
- Unemployed
- 7.6%
- 415 of 5,430 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.0%
- 4,027 of 4,795 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jackson | 11,750 (2021) | Po Box 617, Gainesboro | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Gainesboro | 908 (2021) | Po Box 594, Gainesboro | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Creek Watershed District | Flood control | 757 S Grundy Quarles Hwy, Gainesboro | — |
| Gainesboro Port Authority | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 614, Gainesboro | — |
| Jackson County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 757 S Grundy Quarles Hwy, Gainesboro | — |
| Jackson County Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 367, Gainesboro | — |
| Old Gainesboro Grade Utility District | Water supply utility | 4865 Gainesboro Grade, Cookeville | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Jackson County
School district4 schools
711 School DR, Gainesboro, TN, 38562
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cookeville Green Market (310 Newman Drive Cookeville) · Downtown Green Market - Cookeville (Cookeville)
Smith County Farmers Market (Carthage)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.