Jackson is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,950 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 114th largest community in Louisiana. Jackson real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Jackson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jackson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (15.48%), management occupations (13.76%), and maintenance occupations (13.51%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.20% 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. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.63 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Jackson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Jackson has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.45% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $7,021, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $28,084 for a family of four. Jackson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.06% of its population below the federal poverty line.Jackson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jackson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jackson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include French, English, Irish, German, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
