Jackson Center, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,339
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.3
7.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.7%
13% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$64,900
8.66% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$167,000
20.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
678
1.35% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jackson Center, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Jackson Center, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Jackson Center, OH was $167,000, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.

Most people in Jackson Center, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Jackson Center, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Jackson Center, OH is home to a population of 1.34k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.224% of Jackson Center, OH residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 20.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.24k people) in Jackson Center, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 61 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 19 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Jackson Center, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jackson Center, OH was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jackson Center, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.24k ± 231
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    61 ± 88
  3. White (Hispanic)
    19 ± 20
1.42%
Hispanic Population
19 people

In 2024, there were 20.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.24k people) in Jackson Center, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 61 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 19 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.42% of the people in Jackson Center, OH are hispanic (19 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jackson Center, OH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.224%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3 people
0.146%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2 people

As of 2024, 0.224% of Jackson Center, OH residents (3 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jackson Center, OH was 0.146%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    15 ± 17
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    9 ± 11
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 20

Jackson Center, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jackson Center, OH employs 678 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jackson Center, OH were Manufacturing (283 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (107 people), and Educational Services (87 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($157,083), Construction ($66,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,083).

Employment

Occupations

678
2024 Value
± 141
1.35%
1 Year growth
± 29.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson Center, OH grew at a rate of 1.35%, from 669 employees to 678 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jackson Center, OH, are Material Moving Occupations (93 people), Production Occupations (88 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (86 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jackson Center, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

678
2024 Value
± 141
1.35%
1 Year growth
± 29.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson Center, OH grew at a rate of 1.35%, from 669 employees to 678 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jackson Center, OH, are Manufacturing (283 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (107 people), and Educational Services (87 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jackson Center, OH, though some of these residents may live in Jackson Center, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,023
Median earning men ± $10,737
$51,125
Median earning women ± $15,517

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($98,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,583), and Construction ($66,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,307), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,036), and Manufacturing ($47,813).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Jackson Center, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jackson Center, OH was $167,000 in 2024, which is 0.502 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $138,200 to $167,000, a 20.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Jackson Center, OH is 63.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jackson Center, OH have an average commute time of 18.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jackson Center, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$167,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,185
$353
Median Property Taxes
±$65

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jackson Center, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jackson Center, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.7%
Homeownership
2024
55.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.7% of the housing units in Jackson Center, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,900
Median Household Income
± $5,940
554
Number of Households
± 96

In 2024, the median household income of the 554 households in Jackson Center, OH grew to $64,900 from the previous year's value of $59,728.

The following chart displays the households in Jackson Center, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jackson Center, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (91.4%)
  2. Carpooled (5.26%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.41%)

In 2024, 91.4% of workers in Jackson Center, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.26%) and those who worked at home (2.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jackson Center, OH have a shorter commute time (18.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Jackson Center, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jackson Center, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jackson Center, OH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jackson Center, OH (183 out of 1.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jackson Center, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.7% of the population of Jackson Center, OH has health coverage, with 48.4% on employee plans, 18.7% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 7.17% on non-group plans, and 0.299% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 27.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.3%
Uninsured
48.4%
Employer Coverage
18.7%
Medicaid
15.1%
Medicare
7.17%
Non-Group
0.299%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jackson Center, OH grew by 39.7% from 7.38% to 10.3%.

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