Jackson is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,113 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 522nd largest community in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jackson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in office and administrative support (17.28%), management occupations (13.48%), and food service (7.82%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Jackson are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.70% of adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $36,010, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,040 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 Asian. Jackson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, German, Italian, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
