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Living in Jackson

Jackson is a city in the United States, with a population of 10,756 in July 2026. The city had 10 schools in 2026. For Jackson, median gross rent was US$2,100 per month, while the median home value was US$1,521,900 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1926 sources

Population10,720people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,892EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,846EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate1.25%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime793.1offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 50% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean3.47µg/m³country median 7.0 — 51% belowOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Less recorded crime than 80% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Jackson?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 42.2%, and the vacancy rate was 16.4% in July 2026. 27% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Jackson recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1016
Utilities, 85 m² flat€129
Fitness club€99
Internet, 60 Mbps€80
Mobile plan, 10 GB€45

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly98.68 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708)26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited79.67 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708)26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,016 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708)26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB44.99 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708)26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home129 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708)26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$2,100/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent27.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)16.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,121 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,846 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes59 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Jackson a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 41–57%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student46%strong on education, weak on work · range 36–56%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–68%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–62%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

23.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,479 of 10,720 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$118,991 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Jackson is 1.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income118,991 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband82.99 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet3.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet2.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary3,892 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,689 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.bls.gov8Official
Unemployment rate1.25 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Jackson?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,689 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€517of €2,891 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,891
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,121
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€129 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708) · 2025-12-31− €129
Internet€80 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708) · 2025-12-31− €80
Mobile plan€45 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708) · 2025-12-31− €45
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€517
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Jackson Salary needed to live in Jackson

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jackson. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jackson. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher95.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools10 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents16.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio5 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents141 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,522 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jackson when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesJackson highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Jackson highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Jackson4,111
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents793.1 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Recorded violent crimes19 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time12.35 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle2.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport5.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work11.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Destinations from nearest airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportJAC3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport14 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jackson. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Jackson.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Jackson is 3.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean3.47 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202410Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -4.6 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 8.4 · May 15.4 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 20 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -16.7 · Feb -14.1 · Mar -9.2 · Apr -4.6 · May -0.1 · Jun 2.8 · Jul 6 · Aug 4.7 · Sep 1.5 · Oct -3.8 · Nov -9.5 · Dec -15.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average temperature by monthJan -10.7 · Feb -8.1 · Mar -3 · Apr 1.9 · May 7.6 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 16.1 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 3.9 · Nov -3.6 · Dec -9.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 82.7 · Feb 57.8 · Mar 55.5 · Apr 55.7 · May 50.9 · Jun 45 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 33 · Oct 45.3 · Nov 58.8 · Dec 81.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading21.1 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean2.29 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation523.9 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature16.25 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature2.65 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-10.01 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Fargo ±3.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gatineau (Canada) ±4.3 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.4 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±5.1 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±3.5 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±6.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 2,479 is not 15.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share15.7 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents2,479 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,398 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population10,720 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics10,654 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value1,521,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes42.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate86.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad23.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents7.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents15.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage54.51 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage69.3 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance13.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher52.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available97.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database4 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit passenger trips, 20221,438,701 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202256 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over7,336 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home11.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans80.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Jackson?

The median gross salary is 3,689 EUR/month. Source: data.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Jackson?

The unemployment rate is 1.25 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Jackson?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.47 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Jackson?

Police recorded 793.1 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Jackson?

The published population is 10,720 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Jackson?

2,479 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Jackson a good place to live?

Jackson may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

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Sources

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  1. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  8. data.bls.gov data.bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
  9. EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  10. EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26
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  1. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  2. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
  3. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
  4. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  10. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  11. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  12. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  13. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  14. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
  15. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26
  16. Numbeo - Cost of Living in Jackson (Wayback Machine capture 20250901232708) numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-31

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