Editing Jackson, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1040
|1910= 2035
|1920= 1601
|1930= 2005
|1940= 2024
|1950= 1879
|1960= 1852
|1970= 1924
|1980= 2331
|1990= 3545
|2000= 3989
|2010= 4651
|2020= 5019
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 5132
|estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/jacksoncitycalifornia|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Jackson has a large [[Serbs|Serbian]] community and [[Serbian Orthodox church]].

The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Jackson had a population of 5,019. The population density was {{convert|1,401.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Jackson was 77.8% [[White Americans|White]], 0.9% [[African Americans|African American]], 2.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 5.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 11.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 16.3% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Jackson city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0636980 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

The Census reported that 96.6% of the population lived in households, 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2.4% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,185 households, out of which 24.7% included children under the age of 18, 39.5% were married-couple households, 6.9% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 36.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 35.7% of households were one person, and 22.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,250 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (57.2% of all households).<ref name=P16>{{cite web |title=Jackson city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0636980 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 19.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% aged 18 to 24, 20.9% aged 25 to 44, 23.3% aged 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 49.2{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,406 housing units at an average density of {{convert|671.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 2,185 (90.8%) were occupied. Of these, 56.3% were owner-occupied, and 43.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 9.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 85.5% spoke only English at home, 8.0% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 2.3% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 4.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 88.5% were high school graduates and 20.0% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackson city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0636980 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $75,051, and the [[per capita income]] was $40,299. About 3.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackson city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0636980 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>