Jackson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 30,854 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 42nd largest community in Michigan. Jackson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Jackson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in sales jobs (11.03%), office and administrative support (9.49%), and food service (7.78%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jackson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.54 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of adults in Jackson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.34% of adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $23,984, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,936 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jackson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
