Jackson is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 68,380 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the ninth largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jackson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in sales jobs (11.30%), management occupations (9.60%), and office and administrative support (8.72%). A relatively large number of people in Jackson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.46% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jackson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Jackson is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.89% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $28,544, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,176 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jackson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
