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.Unlike some townships 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 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Jackson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jackson, the average commute to work is 33.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Jackson are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
