Jackson is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,128 people and six associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 180th largest community in Kentucky.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Jackson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Jackson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Jackson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Jackson may be for you.

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 18.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Jackson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Jackson is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.02% of adults 25 and older in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $25,330, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,320 for a family of four.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Welsh.

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