Jackson is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,943 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 114th largest community in Louisiana. Jackson real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Jackson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Jackson is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.79% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jackson is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (17.92%), management occupations (15.72%), and food service (14.62%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jackson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jackson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.57 minutes getting to work every day. As is often the case in a small town, Jackson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Jackson has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.43% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $9,295, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $37,180 for a family of four. Jackson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.47% of its population below the federal poverty line.Jackson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include French, English, French Canadian, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
