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Jackson, MI

31,206 Population
10.8 square miles 2,878.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 41.2 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$23,984 ±$1,101 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: $34,834 ±$1,150
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$42,848 ±$2,002 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: $65,004 ±$2,012
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

25.5% ±2.6% (7,797  ±793) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 12.2% 18,352 (±0.9% / ±1,419)
  • about double the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

16.5 minutes ±1 (199,990  ±16,148) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 23 1,432,275 (±0.7 / ±52,363)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

13,124 ±449 Number of households
  • the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 62,034 ±612
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.3 ±0.1 (30,522  ±44) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 2.4 150,849 (±0 / ±128)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

4.8% ±1.6% (377  ±123) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 5.1% † 1,675 (±0.9% / ±280)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

14,811 ±428 Number of housing units
  • the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 69,188 ±94
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$94,700 ±$2,884 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: $182,900 ±$4,220
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

13.8% ±2.1% (4,246  ±655.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 12.6% 19,973 (±0.9% / ±1,445.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

88.5% ±3.6% (18,004  ±893.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 92.8% 104,267 (±1.9% / ±2,085.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
15.3% ±1.7% (3,121  ±357.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 23% 25,833 (±1% / ±1,075.5)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2% ±0.6% (617  ±183) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 2.3% 3,613
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

4.9% ±0.8% (1,142  ±189) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Jackson, MI Metro Area: 6.9% 8,724 (±0.5% / ±607)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
1,142 Total veterans ±189 960 Male ±158 182 Female ±93

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