Demographics of Jackson city, Michigan

Jackson city, Michigan had 31,022 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −288 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson city, in four figures

31,022
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 31,058 ±44.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −288 people.; 35.3 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,558 ±$2,084
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jackson city, Michigan's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Jackson city, Michigan's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	31,310	100.0	100.0
2021	31,213	99.7	100.2
2022	30,997	99.0	100.7
2023	30,909	98.7	101.6
2024	30,816	98.4	102.5
2025	31,022	99.1	103.1

Population of Jackson city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	31,310	—
2021	31,213	−97
2022	30,997	−216
2023	30,909	−88
2024	30,816	−93
2025	31,022	+206

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±1.7: for men 33.0 ±2.2 and for women 36.6 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,824 ±253	5.9% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,613 ±522	18.1% ±1.7	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,332 ±484	10.7% ±1.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,706 ±593	28.0% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,440 ±571	24.0% ±1.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,143 ±380	13.3% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,558 ±$2,084, and income per person $25,996 ±$1,302, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	3,703 ±466	27.9% ±3.4	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,683 ±442	27.7% ±3.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,369 ±267	17.8% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,261 ±205	9.5% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,710 ±305	12.9% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	296 ±121	2.2% ±0.9	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	259 ±85	2.0% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jackson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	7,487 ±796	24.6% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,538 ±416	34.8% ±4.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,894 ±527	22.5% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,055 ±184	18.3% ±2.9	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	14,839 ±432	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±2.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.7% ±2.1	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.3% ±3.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$103,200 ±$6,736	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$898 ±$47	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jackson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,126 ±391	6.8% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,639 ±771	63.2% ±2.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,887 ±632	19.0% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	65 to 251	0.2% to 0.8%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	43 to 177	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,108 ±527	10.0% ±1.7	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jackson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	25,685 ±606	82.7% ±1.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,670 ±591	15.0% ±1.9	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	60 to 190	0.2% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	578 ±166	1.9% ±0.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	273 ±121	0.9% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	305 ±112	1.0% ±0.4	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jackson city among the places of Michigan

35th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Jackson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lincoln Park city	39,257 ±43
Muskegon city	37,226 ±50
Holland city	34,423 ±44
Eastpointe city	33,982 ±33
Bay City city	32,320 ±23
Jackson city	31,058 ±44
Burton city	29,500 ±29
Southgate city	29,366 ±35
Oak Park city	29,318 ±34
Forest Hills CDP	28,695 ±532
Port Huron city	28,620 ±81

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Jackson city, Michigan

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026