Jackson is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 15,742 people and four associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 52nd largest community in Missouri.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Jackson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
The education level of Jackson citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.66% of adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $37,258, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,032 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include German, English, Irish, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.