Jackson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 68,380 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the ninth largest community in Tennessee.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Another interesting thing about Jackson, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.37 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of people in Jackson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.89% of adults in Jackson have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $28,544, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,176 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, German, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.