Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jackson is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jackson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.56 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Jackson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Jackson who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.68% of the adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $29,765, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,060 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, African, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
