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Jackson, TN
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Jackson profile


Living in Jackson



Jackson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 68,380 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the ninth largest community in Tennessee.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing that you will notice about Jackson is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Jackson a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.37 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of people in Jackson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.89% of adults in Jackson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jackson in 2018 was $28,544, 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 $114,176 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 Vietnamese.