Jackson vs Michigan Center

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Michigan Center: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jackson has the higher population (31,206 vs 4,623 in Michigan Center). Michigan Center has the higher median household income ($68,114 vs $42,848 in Jackson). Michigan Center has the higher median home value ($159,500 vs $94,700 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Michigan Center
Population	31,206	4,623
Median age	34.9 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,848	$68,114
Median home value	$94,700	$159,500
Median gross rent	$874	$1,051
Housing units	14,811	2,348
Homeownership rate	53.9%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Michigan Center
Population	32,673 → 31,206 (-4.5%)	4,797 → 4,623 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$35,464 → $42,848 (+20.8%)	$56,373 → $68,114 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $94,700 (+38.5%)	$117,800 → $159,500 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $874 (+18.3%)	$817 → $1,051 (+28.6%)

Jackson

Population

32,67331,206

Median household income

$35,464$42,848

Median home value

$68,400$94,700

Median gross rent

$739$874

Michigan Center

Population

4,7974,623

Median household income

$56,373$68,114

Median home value

$117,800$159,500

Median gross rent

$817$1,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Michigan Center
Under 5	6.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.7%
75 and over	4.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Michigan Center
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	91.4%
Black or African American	20.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Michigan Center
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Michigan Center
Drove alone	76.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	9.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	7.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Michigan Center
1-unit, detached	65.9%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	1.1%
20 or more units	8.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Michigan Center
Poverty rate	25.5%	3.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1938	1956