Jackson is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,101 people and six associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 180th largest community in Kentucky.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 service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in food service (12.84%), management occupations (12.55%), and sales jobs (10.39%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jackson is worth considering. One of the benefits of Jackson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.85 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.In terms of college education, the citizens of Jackson rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.71% of adults 25 and older in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $23,967, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,868 for a family of four. 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, Italian, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
