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Michigan·Jackson County
12 tracts·31K people·$103K median·2,865/mi²
White 63 · Black 19 · Multiracial 10 · Hispanic 7 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 44 · Other 29 · Married couple 27
Health 30 · Manufacturing 22 · Professional 21 · Retail 12 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Service 23 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 21 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jackson is $103,200 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Jackson has 31,058 residents across 12 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.3; the population is 63.2% White, 18.9% Black, 10.0% Multiracial, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.6% (Census ACS).
Sharp Park Academy (53%), JPS Montessori Center (26%) and Hunt Elementary School (16%) lead the elementary schools; Fourth Street Learning Center (50%) and Middle School at Parkside (18%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $898/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jackson is $44,558 a year, 48% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Jackson, median rent is $898/month and the median home value is $103,200 (Census ACS).
Jackson reported 10.4 violent crimes and 36.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jackson are hail (74), tornado (69) and strong wind (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jackson, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).