California · Census place 36980
Jackson city, CA
Quick answer
Jackson city has 5,061 residents, ranking #656 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $75,051, the median home is worth $432,600 and median gross rent runs $1,397 a month.
- Population
- 5,061Jackson city residents
- Median household income
- $75,051Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $432,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,397Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jackson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jackson city median would spend about 22.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 59.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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