Jackson, California demographics

Jackson, CA demographics: median age 50.2; 23.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Jackson city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0636980. The survey estimates a population of 5,048 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Jackson is 50.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.1 years. There are 2,385 households (±230). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	50.2 ±6.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	854 ±221	16.9% ±4.4 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	869 ±248	17.2% ±4.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,407 ±258	27.9% ±5.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,918 ±360	38.0% ±7.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	2,601 ±228	51.5% ±4.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	2,447 ±226	48.5% ±4.5 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	3,842 ±296	76.1% ±5.9 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	78 ±82 · low precision	1.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	9 ±12 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	203 ±122 · low precision	4.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	107 ±121 · low precision	2.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	809 ±252	16.0% ±5.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,100 ±295	81.2% ±5.8 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	948 ±293	18.8% ±5.8 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,021 ±185	42.8% ±6.6 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	100 ±63 · low precision	4.2% ±2.6 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	192 ±70	8.1% ±2.8 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	962 ±264	40.3% ±10.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	110 ±86 · low precision	4.6% ±3.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	503 ±120	21.1% ±4.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,882 ±278	78.9% ±8.8 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	962 ±264	40.3% ±10.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	807 ±209	33.8% ±8.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	259 ±105	10.9% ±4.3 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	246 ±109	10.3% ±4.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	78 ±68 · low precision	3.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	26 ±34 · low precision	1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	7 ±26 · low precision	0.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	4,553 ±203	90.2% ±4.0 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	495 ±201	9.8% ±4.0 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,928
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	4,310 ±284	87.5% ±5.6 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	346 ±242 · low precision	7.0% ±4.9 pp · low precision	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±31 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	82 ±126 · low precision	1.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±43 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	144 ±113 · low precision	2.9% ±2.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,753
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	321 ±146	8.6% ±3.8 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,451 ±370	38.7% ±9.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	754 ±156	20.1% ±3.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	343 ±126	9.1% ±3.3 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	597 ±198	15.9% ±5.1 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	287 ±132	7.6% ±3.5 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	4,378 ±271	87.0% ±5.4 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	438 ±258 · low precision	8.7% ±5.1 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	169 ±96 · low precision	3.4% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	43 ±57 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	3 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.9% of Jackson residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 75.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	75.3% ±4.9 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.9% ±5.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Jackson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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