Jackson is a city of 15,659 people in Missouri. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The population is up 31% since 2000. The typical home is worth $240,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $900 a month at the median. Density works out to 1,457 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,105, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 87.7%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population9,256 → 15,659(+69%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.3% → 35.8%(+21.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Jackson's population equals 19% of Cape Girardeau County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 12% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 27% 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)15.5%(106)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(79)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.9%(308)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 686 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
9,256
$57,402
$124,324
14.3%
5.9
2000
11,947
$73,617
$175,790
23.7%
9.5
2010
13,758
$65,113
$190,467
26.0%
12.0
2020
15,481
$76,543
$210,168
34.2%
25.0
2024
15,659
$77,105
$240,000
35.8%
28.4
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.
