Jackson vs Spring Arbor

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Spring Arbor: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and Spring Arbor 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 2,385 in Spring Arbor). Spring Arbor has the higher median household income ($77,721 vs $42,848 in Jackson). Spring Arbor has the higher median home value ($213,100 vs $94,700 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
Population	31,206	2,385
Median age	34.9 yrs	22.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,848	$77,721
Median home value	$94,700	$213,100
Median gross rent	$874	$895
Housing units	14,811	663
Homeownership rate	53.9%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
Population	32,673 → 31,206 (-4.5%)	2,402 → 2,385 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$35,464 → $42,848 (+20.8%)	$65,972 → $77,721 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $94,700 (+38.5%)	$180,700 → $213,100 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $874 (+18.3%)	$488 → $895 (+83.4%)

Jackson

Population

32,67331,206

Median household income

$35,464$42,848

Median home value

$68,400$94,700

Median gross rent

$739$874

Spring Arbor

Population

2,4022,385

Median household income

$65,972$77,721

Median home value

$180,700$213,100

Median gross rent

$488$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
Under 5	6.4%	0.2%
5 to 17	18.4%	9.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	41.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	3.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	6.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.1%
75 and over	4.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	93.3%
Black or African American	20.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
No high school diploma	11.5%	3.3%
High school graduate	38.9%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
Drove alone	76.5%	41.8%
Carpooled	10.9%	10.0%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	29.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	2.3%
Worked from home	6.9%	16.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
1-unit, detached	65.9%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	18.7%
20 or more units	8.3%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Spring Arbor
Poverty rate	25.5%	1.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1938	1988