Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jackson is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Jackson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.73 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Jackson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Jackson who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.68% of the adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $27,969, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,876 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, African, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Italian.
