Demographics of Jackson city, Missouri

Jackson city, Missouri had 16,033 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +585 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

16,033
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,659 ±61.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +585 people.; 37.1 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,105 ±$7,262
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, Missouri's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Missouri'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, Missouri's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson city, Missouri'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	15,448	100.0	100.0
2021	15,499	100.3	100.2
2022	15,710	101.7	100.7
2023	15,747	101.9	101.6
2024	15,889	102.9	102.5
2025	16,033	103.8	103.1

Population of Jackson city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,448	—
2021	15,499	+51
2022	15,710	+211
2023	15,747	+37
2024	15,889	+142
2025	16,033	+144

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±2.1: for men 34.8 ±5.0 and for women 38.7 ±2.4. 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	Missouri	United States
Under 5	825 ±204	5.3% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,045 ±419	19.4% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,289 ±322	8.2% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,604 ±457	29.4% ±2.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,208 ±395	20.5% ±2.5	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,688 ±370	17.2% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,105 ±$7,262, and income per person $38,230 ±$3,074, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri 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	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	710 ±206	11.5% ±3.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,216 ±291	19.7% ±4.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,030 ±194	16.7% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	878 ±218	14.2% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,242 ±297	20.1% ±4.7	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	615 ±180	10.0% ±2.9	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	482 ±170	7.8% ±2.7	8.7% ±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	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,316 ±415	8.6% ±2.7	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	185 to 607	5.0% to 15.7%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	534 ±187	6.6% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	386 ±182	11.4% ±5.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	6,427 ±317	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±6.5	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.0% to 5.9%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.1% ±4.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.9% ±4.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$240,000 ±$18,431	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$900 ±$114	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±4	1978 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	629 ±251	4.0% ±1.6	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,728 ±340	87.7% ±2.1	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	404 ±179	2.6% ±1.1	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	72 to 324	0.5% to 2.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 258	0% to 1.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	588 ±192	3.8% ±1.2	4.8% ±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	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,334 ±555	72.4% ±3.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,860 ±553	24.7% ±3.5	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	92 to 294	0.6% to 1.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	131 to 413	0.8% to 2.6%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 107	< 0.1% to 0.7%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	82 to 350	0.5% to 2.2%	2.2% ±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 Missouri

56th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Jackson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sikeston city	16,320 ±318
Grain Valley city	16,271 ±27
Poplar Bluff city	16,254 ±28
Lemay CDP	16,228 ±1,765
Overland city	15,695 ±29
Jackson city	15,659 ±61
Carthage city	15,574 ±30
Fort Leonard Wood CDP	15,432 ±713
Lebanon city	15,270 ±25
Washington city	15,130 ±26
Troy city	13,947 ±32

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