Jackson vs Sutter Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Sutter Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and Sutter Creek are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson has the higher population (5,061 vs 2,687 in Sutter Creek). Jackson has the higher median household income ($75,051 vs $68,148 in Sutter Creek). Sutter Creek has the higher median home value ($499,600 vs $432,600 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
Population	5,061	2,687
Median age	50.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,051	$68,148
Median home value	$432,600	$499,600
Median gross rent	$1,397	$1,248
Housing units	2,457	1,461
Homeownership rate	59.9%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
Population	4,751 → 5,061 (+6.5%)	2,573 → 2,687 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$53,462 → $75,051 (+40.4%)	$45,147 → $68,148 (+50.9%)
Median home value	$260,400 → $432,600 (+66.1%)	$347,000 → $499,600 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,029 → $1,397 (+35.8%)	$1,044 → $1,248 (+19.5%)

Jackson

Population

4,7515,061

Median household income

$53,462$75,051

Median home value

$260,400$432,600

Median gross rent

$1,029$1,397

Sutter Creek

Population

2,5732,687

Median household income

$45,147$68,148

Median home value

$347,000$499,600

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,248

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
Under 5	2.5%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	16.9%	15.3%
75 and over	17.0%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	78.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
No high school diploma	11.5%	0.3%
High school graduate	38.8%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
Drove alone	81.0%	66.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	4.9%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
1-unit, detached	56.2%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	7.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Sutter Creek
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1982	1972