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Jackson County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Jackson County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jackson County is a manufacturing-oriented mid-Michigan county with a population of 160,233 that has grown modestly at 0.8% over five years. The labor force of roughly 91,000 skews toward workers without four-year degrees—only 23.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 92.8% have a high school diploma—with median worker earnings of $39,105 and an unemployment rate of 5.8%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $182,900 and median gross rent of $958/month, and a 75.0% homeownership rate points to an established, place-rooted workforce with a median age of 41.5.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

160,233

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$66,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

Jackson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone133,048 (83.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,836 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,130 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,575 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,683 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone1,239 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,324
  2. 2.Other Indo-European864
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic382
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island338
  5. 5.Arabic297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,520

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,481

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,834

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance17,317
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)13,716
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,597
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,428
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,128

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations24,688
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations13,866
  3. 3.Service Occupations12,530
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,221
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,563

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.95×)13,438
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)3,608
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)17,024
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.05×)3,430
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.97×)3,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$182,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$958/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9996,788 (14.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9995,473 (11.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,913 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,413 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9994,133 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,580 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,105

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone54,419 (79.0%)
  • Worked At Home6,770 (9.8%)
  • Carpooled5,373 (7.8%)
  • Walked1,459 (2.1%)
  • Other562 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit166 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.