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About Jackson, Michigan
Jackson

Jackson is a city in Jackson County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 31,309 at the 2020 census. Located along Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127, it is approximately 65 miles (105 km) east of Kalamazoo, 35 miles (56 km) west of Ann Arbor, 75 miles (121 km) west of Detroit and 35 miles (56 km) south of Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson metropolitan area, which includes all of Jackson County and has a population of 160,248.

The city was founded in 1829 and named after President Andrew Jackson. Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in 1838 and remains in operation. Jackson was historically regarded as the "birthplace of the Republican Party" due to a meeting held there in 1854, during which political figures gathered to oppose the expansion of slavery. 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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.012%7%13%15%16%17%10%7%1%1%$50K to $75K16.9%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

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
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%10%35%28%8%11%4%1%1%High School or GED35%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

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
 Jackson Michigan  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K12.36.45.87.14.14.113.49.28.514.89.68.615.913.31216.918.217.210.312.912.86.814.615.61.45.97.11.15.78.3
Education
 Jackson Michigan  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade22510673529272823208109111820499122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.068%20%0%1%7%0%5%0%White67.6%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

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
 Jackson Michigan  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0020406080Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite67.674.560.119.613.512.20.10.40.60.73.25.6000.20.20.30.352.92.86.95.218.2