Jackson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,226 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 239th largest community in Ohio.Jackson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in sales jobs (18.69%), management occupations (9.71%), and office and administrative support (8.83%). One of the benefits of Jackson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.33 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Jackson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Jackson citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.45% of adults 25 and older in Jackson have a college degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $35,663, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,652 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 German, Irish, English, Welsh, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
