With 31,058 people, Jackson is a city in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $103,200, having risen by half since 2000. Households here earn about 39% less than in Michigan as a whole. The poverty rate is 24.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,558, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson
What changed most since 1990
Population37,446 → 31,058(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.8% → 16.1%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$75,602 → $103,200(+37%)US over the same years: +67%
Jackson's population equals 19% of Jackson County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 41% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% 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)19.8%(218)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(170)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.7%(316)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(33)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,101 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
37,446
$49,993
$75,602
10.8%
43.5
2000
36,316
$57,007
$117,315
13.1%
54.8
2010
33,534
$44,079
$125,012
13.9%
60.3
2020
31,309
$45,078
$86,540
16.0%
67.2
2024
31,058
$44,558
$103,200
16.1%
68.6
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.
