2024 population: 160,233 ( 124 from 2020)
Land area: 701.9 square miles
Population density: 228.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	133,756	83.48%	0.9%
Black:	12,362	7.72%	2.4%
Indian:	564	0.35%	8.3%
Asian:	1,643	1.03%	12.5%
2+ races:	4,961	3.10%	8.4%
Hispanic:	6,947	4.34%	12.8%

Total non-White:	26,477	16.52%	4.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,896	10.8
Deaths:	8,181	12.8
Net Migration:	254	0.4
Net Immigration:	866	1.4

Change in White population:	-1,213	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,089	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
160,357
134,969	84.17%
12,669	7.90%
521	0.32%
1,461	0.91%
4,578	2.85%
6,159	3.84%
25,388	15.83%

2010
160,248
137,588	85.86%
12,560	7.84%
521	0.33%
1,149	0.72%
3,448	2.15%
4,837	3.02%
22,660	14.14%

2000
158,422
138,528	87.44%
12,396	7.82%
588	0.37%
890	0.56%
2,353	1.49%
3,493	2.20%
19,894	12.56%

1990
149,756
134,636	89.90%
11,804	7.88%
612	0.41%
559	0.37%
n/a
2,145	1.43%
15,120	10.10%

1980
151,495
137,538	90.79%
10,840	7.16%
605	0.40%
760	0.50%
n/a
1,580	1.04%
13,957	9.21%

1970
143,274
132,718	92.63%
8,399	5.86%
175	0.12%
180	0.13%
n/a
1,574	1.10%
10,556	7.37%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,506	10.3
15,291	9.5
-3,541	-2.2
698	0.4

-2,619	-1.6
2,728	1.7

Number	Rate
2000's
19,051	12.0
14,022	8.9
-3,603	-2.3
876	0.6

-940	-0.6
2,766	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
21,329	14.2
13,905	9.3
1,396	0.9
479	0.3

3,892	2.6
4,774	3.2

Number	Rate
1980's
21,359	14.1
12,801	8.4
-9,795	-6.5
n/a

-2,902	-1.9
1,163	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,720	-2.6
n/a

4,820	3.4
3,401	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.5
33,464	20.9%
126,769	79.1%
30,511	19.0%

62,540
2.41

38,350	61.3%
28,529	74.4%
3,939	10.3%
24,190	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
37,195	23.2%
123,053	76.8%
22,679	14.2%

60,771
2.48

40,920	67.3%
29,700	72.6%
4,786	11.7%
19,851	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
40,616	25.6%
117,806	74.4%
20,465	12.9%

58,318
2.54

41,166	70.6%
32,150	78.1%
4,287	10.4%
17,152	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
38,658	25.8%
111,098	74.2%
18,505	12.4%

53,891
2.61

39,211	72.8%
31,418	80.1%
3,856	9.8%
14,680	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
44,090	29.1%
107,405	70.9%
15,081	10.0%

50,899
2.82

38,961	76.5%
32,933	84.5%
3,163	8.1%
11,938	23.5%

2024 Housing Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,840	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,458	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,204	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,996	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,436	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,607	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,542	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,371	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,519	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,201	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,829	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,903	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,918	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,044	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,506	7.2%
$200,000 or more	4,166	6.7%

Median Household Income	66,073
Per Capita Income	35,930

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,186	5.1%
Public Assistance	1,792	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,011	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63,313	66.1%
Unemployed	3,803	4.0%
In Armed Forces	123	0.1%

Total Labor Force	67,239	70.2%
Not in Labor Force	28,530	29.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,943	20,800	56.4%
Non-Profit	1,833	4,676	28.2%
Self-Employed	3,468	2,540	57.7%

Local Government	1,972	3,559	35.7%
State Government	1,302	1,907	40.6%
Federal Government	329	485	40.4%

Total Private + Self	30,411	23,340	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,436	10,627	33.8%
Total	35,847	33,967	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%
Pct. Private + Self	77.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,242	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,866	19.8%
Professional, Technical	14,446	20.7%
Service Occupations	12,530	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	298	0.4%
All others	18,784	26.9%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	13,716	19.6%
Health care and social assistance	11,125	15.9%
Retail trade	6,597	9.4%
Educational services	6,192	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	4,504	6.4%
Construction	4,389	6.3%
Other services	3,619	5.2%
Public administration	3,347	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,670	3.8%
Finance and insurance	2,518	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,368	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	2,133	3.1%
Utilities	1,711	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,208	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,101	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	924	1.3%
Information	818	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	752	1.1%
Management	90	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	86	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,098	3.19%
Puerto Rican	571	0.36%
Cuban	247	0.15%
Dominican	30	0.02%

Total Central American	192	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	65	0.04%
Honduran	97	0.06%
Nicaraguan	30	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	136	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	20	0.01%
Colombian	43	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	50	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	23	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	268	0.17%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	490	0.31%
Korean	252	0.16%
Filipino	168	0.10%
Japanese	58	0.04%
Chinese	51	0.03%
Indonesian	40	0.02%
Vietnamese	32	0.02%
Taiwanese	16	0.01%
Thai	7	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	146,288	96.5%
Spanish	2,639	1.7%
Other Indo-European	722	0.5%
Arabic	382	0.3%
Other	347	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	337	0.2%
Other Asian	263	0.2%
German, other Germanic	226	0.1%
Korean	106	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	34,792	21.7%
German	34,535	21.6%
Irish	22,808	14.2%
Polish	10,831	6.8%
American	7,945	5.0%
Italian	5,039	3.1%
French	4,371	2.7%
Scottish	3,761	2.3%
Dutch	2,613	1.6%
European	2,611	1.6%
Swedish	1,555	1.0%
French Canadian	1,200	0.7%
Norwegian	1,181	0.7%
Hungarian	954	0.6%
Canadian	901	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	158,128	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,932	1.2%

Native	156,586	97.8%
Foreign-born	3,474	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,706	1.5%	6,877	6.1%	39,155	34.7%	38,589	34.2%	17,538	15.6%	8,843	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,706	1.5%
9-12 Years	6,877	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,155	34.7%
Some College	38,589	34.2%
Bach. Degree	17,538	15.6%
Grad Degree	8,843	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	142,908	132,706	10,202	7.1%
1991	139,958	127,516	12,442	8.9%
1992	142,008	128,382	13,626	9.6%
1993	146,122	134,316	11,806	8.1%
1994	149,604	139,498	10,106	6.8%
1995	148,936	140,892	8,044	5.4%
1996	150,286	142,944	7,342	4.9%
1997	152,000	145,382	6,618	4.4%
1998	152,076	146,744	5,332	3.5%
1999	154,290	149,484	4,806	3.1%

2000	158,286	152,688	5,598	3.5%
2001	160,282	151,622	8,660	5.4%
2002	156,210	145,878	10,332	6.6%
2003	154,922	142,684	12,238	7.9%
2004	156,120	144,700	11,420	7.3%
2005	156,836	146,148	10,688	6.8%
2006	156,148	144,522	11,626	7.4%
2007	154,982	143,072	11,910	7.7%
2008	152,666	139,904	12,762	8.4%
2009	152,000	131,896	20,104	13.2%

2010	147,908	130,394	17,514	11.8%
2011	144,912	131,146	13,766	9.5%
2012	143,666	131,578	12,088	8.4%
2013	144,736	132,924	11,812	8.2%
2014	146,334	136,586	9,748	6.7%
2015	146,770	138,916	7,854	5.4%
2016	149,224	141,926	7,298	4.9%
2017	148,730	141,908	6,822	4.6%
2018	149,214	143,320	5,894	4.0%
2019	149,290	143,838	5,452	3.7%

2020	148,150	134,814	13,336	9.0%
2021	143,860	135,650	8,210	5.7%
2022	147,582	140,982	6,600	4.5%
2023	150,488	144,430	6,058	4.0%
2024	150,564	143,270	7,294	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	69,292
Median Value	$193,700

Occupied	62,540	90.3%
Vacant	6,752	9.7%

Owned	46,927	75.0%
Rented	15,613	25.0%
Median Rent	$985

Single-Family Units	54,123	78.1%
Detached	52,593	75.9%
Attached	1,530	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,979	10.1%
Mobile Homes	3,651	5.3%

Jackson, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson, MI Metro Area