Moving to Jackson, Michigan

About Jackson, Michigan
Jackson

Jackson is the only city in, and seat of government of, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 31,309. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approximately 65 miles (105 km) east of Kalamazoo, 75 miles (121 km) west of Detroit and 35 miles (56 km) south of Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jackson County and has a population of 160,248.

Founded in 1829, it was named after President Andrew Jackson. Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in Jackson in 1838 and remains in operation. For the longest time, the city was known as the "birthplace of the Republican Party" when politicians met in Jackson in 1854 to argue against the expansion of slavery, although the political party now formally recognizes its birthplace as being Ripon, Wisconsin. Nevertheless, the Republican Party's earliest history dates back to Jackson and is commemorated by a plaque in the city's Under the Oaks City Park, which has since been visited by numerous Republican presidents.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jackson became an early automotive manufacturing center that attracted southerners and immigrants to the city's numerous factories, which saw its population increase significantly.

Gender
Gender Jackson Michigan Country
Female 51.6% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 48.4% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Jackson Michigan Country
Less than $10,000 12.3% 6.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 13.4% 9.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.8% 9.6% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.9% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9% 18.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 6.8% 14.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.4% 5.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.1% 5.7% 8.3%
Education


Education Jackson Michigan Country
< 9th Grade 2% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 35% 29% 27.0%
Other College 28% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Jackson Michigan Country
White 67.6% 74.5% 60.1%
African American 19.6% 13.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.7% 3.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 5% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.9% 5.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity