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Jackson, GA
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Jackson profile


Living in Jackson



Jackson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,693 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Jackson is the 142nd largest community in Georgia.

Being a small city, Jackson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In Jackson, just 11.92% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Jackson in 2018 was $24,642, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,568 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jackson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.03% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.