Jackson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 30,920 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 42nd largest community in Michigan. Jackson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Jackson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.97% 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.

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 18.19 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The percentage of adults in Jackson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.11% of adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $25,996, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,984 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, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.