Jackson, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jackson, MI: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 104,131. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet JACKSON-MI · Jackson, MI 3 ZIPs · 104,131 pop · #18850/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,772
  • RANK-LOWER #18850/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Michigan Center
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-MID 104,131
  • SPREAD-MOD 49202→49201
  • HOME-LOW $163,700

Nearest income peer: Michigan Center, MI (+ $5,978 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Jackson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Jackson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Jackson, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
104,131
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,772
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,772 and poverty 15.6% concentrate in 49201.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jackson as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Naubinway is the closest lower-income city and Croswell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jackson.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Jackson differ

Jackson's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $42,632 in ZIP 49202 to $74,484 in ZIP 49201, while home values span $116,100 in 49202 to $215,900 in 49201. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

49202 to 49201

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.9×

49202 to 49201

Poverty-rate spread
10.9 points

49201 to 49202

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Jackson residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Jackson: the largest, 49201, is only about 43% of 104,131 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Jackson

Citywide ZBP: 2,122 establishments, 40,370 employees , annual payroll $2,362,893k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49201 (813 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (359) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Jackson, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Jackson. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Jackson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Jackson, Brooklyn, Grass Lake and Parma among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Clarklake marks the far end of that range at $110,313, 91% above Jackson.

Side-by-side: Compare 49201 vs 49203 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49201 45,190 $74,484 813 114
49203 38,280 $56,201 599 562
49202 20,661 $42,632 710 572

Jackson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Jackson, .