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.Jackson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in food service (16.70%), teaching (11.31%), and management occupations (10.24%). 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 17.40 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%: 19.55% of adults 25 and older in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $24,381, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,524 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Dutch. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
