Jackson is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 60,207 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 22nd largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Jackson are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.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 township of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in office and administrative support (12.56%), management occupations (11.93%), and sales jobs (10.67%). Also of interest is that Jackson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Jackson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.23% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Jackson is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Jackson really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Jackson perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Jackson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Jackson citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.74% of adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $45,837, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,348 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jackson is a very ethnically-diverse township. 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 Black or African-American. Jackson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.46% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
