Jackson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 69,303 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the ninth largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jackson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in management occupations (11.40%), sales jobs (11.13%), and healthcare (8.11%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.74% 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. The percentage of people in Jackson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.76% of adults in Jackson have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $31,372, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,488 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, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
