Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jackson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Jackson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Jackson who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.55% of the adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $24,381, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,524 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
