County profile
Jackson County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#484 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
50,612
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,991
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
159,552
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$66.1k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
23.4%±1.1%
Poverty rate
11.6%±0.9%
Business applications
1,632 · 2025
Retail establishments
483
30.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CMS Energy CorporationUtilities$8.3B69B2Consumers Energy CompanyUtilities———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Manufacturing26%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support7%
Utilities6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
159,552
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $51.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+536
International migration+676
Natural change−1,865
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.9B2019
$6.8B2020
$7.4B2021
$8.0B2022
$8.7B2023
$9.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$193.7k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$985/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±0.8%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$69.1M
303 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
76.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 94Strong wind 88Hail 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3342016
3632017
3832018
4072019
4212020
4652021
5272022
5572023
5982024
6262025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 72% since 20211762021
1412022
1552023
3342024
3032025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.6 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
AMTK
Nearest port
84.8 km
Monroe, MI
Nearest commercial airport
60.5 km
CAPITAL REGION INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $9.1B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.