Jackson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 10,698 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the ninth largest community in Wyoming. Jackson home prices are not only among the most expensive in Wyoming, but Jackson real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Jackson is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jackson is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in management occupations (17.74%), sales jobs (9.80%), and maintenance occupations (8.50%). Of important note, Jackson is also a town of artists. Jackson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jackson’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.73% 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. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.83 minutes getting to work every day. Even though Jackson is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.If knowledge is power, Jackson is a pretty powerful place. 54.62% of the adults in Jackson have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $56,496, which is wealthy relative to Wyoming and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,984 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jackson is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 22.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Jackson's cultural character, accounting for 19.65% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
