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49201

Jackson, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
49,107
Median household income
$74,484
People below poverty
10.9%
Median home value
$215,900

Income

The median income of households in 49201 was $74,484. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 4.9
$25,000 to $34,999 6.7
$35,000 to $49,999 12.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 17.8
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 7.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60583
Female 53649

An estimated 74.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 38% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,212. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.8
Social Security 38
Retirement income 32.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49201 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.2% and public coverage was 42.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.4%.


In 2020-2024, 49201 had a total population of 49,107 - 21,878 (44.6%) females and 27,229 (55.4%) males. The median age was 41.5 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 33.7% was 19 to 44 years, 27.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49201 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1072 1205
5 to 9 1182 1052
10 to 14 1190 1918
15 to 19 1617 1270
20 to 24 1718 1279
25 to 29 2268 1260
30 to 34 2284 1330
35 to 39 2060 1026
40 to 44 2054 1291
45 to 49 1651 980
50 to 54 2011 1388
55 to 59 2372 1542
60 to 64 1830 1578
65 to 69 1433 1738
70 to 74 1191 965
75 to 79 687 859
80 to 84 440 681
85 and over 169 516

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.8% were White; 8.9% were Black or African American; 14.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 3.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.9% of the people in 49201 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.2% of the people in 49201 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,564 households in 49201. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.3% of the households in 49201 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.6% of all households, while 23.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34% of all households.

In 49201, 26% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.3
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.2% of males and 47.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.2 26.9
Now married, except separated 37.2 47.4
Separated 2.1 1.2
Widowed 2.3 10.7
Divorced 14.1 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49201, 1,029 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in 49201 were U.S. natives. 84% of the 49201 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of 49201 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49201 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49201.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20.3
Asia 33.3
Europe 33.5
Africa 0.2
Northern America 12.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49201 in 2020-2024, 3.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 49201 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.5
Different house, same county 7.8
Different county, same state 5.2
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49201 was 10,555 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 425 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,734. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,396.

Educational Attainment of People in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.7
High school diploma or equivalency 35.8
Some college, no degree 21.3
Associate's degree 10.8
Bachelor's degree 15.3
Graduate or professional degree 8.1

Disability

In 49201, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.9% of people under 18 years old, to 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49201, 48.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 16,094 81.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,434 12.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,114 5.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49201 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.1
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 16.6
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49201 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,420 37.8
Service occupations 3,513 17.9
Sales and office occupations 3,767 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,682 8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,260 16.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.8% of 49201 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1.7
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 11.2

In 2020-2024, 49201 had a total of 17,904 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.9
Mobile homes 9.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49201 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49201 had 16,564 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,340 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.2% while renters occupied 25.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.84.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 23.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49201:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49201 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.6
Electricity 13.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 3.6
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49201 was $215,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.5 % had a mortgage. 47.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,567 and for owners without a mortgage it was $596.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49201 was $976. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.