How would [name]家, for example 田中家, be pronounced when referring to somebody's
home in an informal or casual way? I think I've heard it pronounced ち but it
could have been うち too. Perhaps both are acceptable?

I haven't found any note on this specific combination in my dictionaries, and
I don't trust Google Translate's take on it (which just says か).

(There is also the け pronuncation as in 徳川慶喜家（とくがわよしのぶけ） but that seems to be
a different matter, relating to family/lineage.)

Edit: To stress that I'm asking about casual usage, let's say somebody says
「ジャック家に行きたい」 on Facebook/Twitter/similar. What is the pronunciation of 「家」 in
that sentence? Or if there may be several pronunciations, what is the most
likely one chosen in a conversation among friends?
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kanji pronunciation
How is 家 in [name]家 pronounced?
「田中家」 is pronounced as 「たなかけ (Tanaka-ke)」. Usually, this word is used to refer
to a family whose last names are 田中 or a house where a 田中 family live in.
(ref. <http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/65854/m0u/>)

While 「田中家 (Tanaka-ke)」 sounds formally, 「田中ん家 (Tanaka-n-chi)」 sounds
informally and seems to refer a family or a house of a speakers friend.

A kanji word 「田中家」 is almost always pronounced as 「たなかけ」, but there are shops
or restaurants whose name is 「田中家 (たなかや, Tanaka-ya)」, e.g.
<http://www.tanakaya1863.co.jp/>. I cannot find other readings (and meanings)
of 田中家 by Google.

「徳川慶喜家」 means a family line originating from 徳川慶喜. Just like this, in some
context, 「田中家」 also means a family line of Mr. 田中.

Edit: On my experience in Japanese (30+ years), when I have a conversation
among friends, I say 「ジャックん家に行きたい (じゃっくんちにいきたい)」.
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