Jackson is a city of 5,048 people in California. The median age is 50.2, about 11 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. Households here earn about 29% less than in California as a whole. The population is up 27% since 2000. There are 1,409 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,239, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson
What changed most since 1990
White share94.0% → 67.3%(−26.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.9% → 23.6%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Amador County
Jackson's population equals 12% of Amador County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 41% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.7%(223)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.7%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.7%(235)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 624 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jackson, decade by decade
Jackson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,545
$62,618
$279,368
13.9%
14.2
2000
3,989
$65,478
$252,846
20.2%
24.1
2010
4,651
$67,515
$437,469
15.4%
38.1
2020
5,019
$67,250
$349,552
17.7%
55.1
2024
5,048
$70,239
$442,700
23.6%
62.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
