The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jackson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jackson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Jackson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.57 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Jackson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Jackson ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.43% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $9,295, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $37,180 for a family of four. Jackson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.47% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Jackson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include French, English, French Canadian, Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
