Median household income (1999): $40,282
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,904
| This zip code | $43,904 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 49201, 49202, 49254, 49234, 49246, 49283.
Housing units in zip code 49203 with a mortgage: 6,298 (309 second mortgage, 742 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,526
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $757
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.3% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 154
- 1995 to 1998: 432
- 1990 to 1994: 485
- 1980 to 1989: 818
- 1970 to 1979: 1,464
- 1960 to 1969: 2,468
- 1950 to 1959: 2,817
- 1940 to 1949: 2,224
- 1939 or earlier: 5,151
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jackson, MI (49203): |
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 360
- 2 bedrooms: 2,561
- 3 bedrooms: 5,511
- 4 bedrooms: 1,802
- 5 or more bedrooms: 334
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 151
- 1 bedrooms: 1,181
- 2 bedrooms: 1,779
- 3 bedrooms: 1,115
- 4 bedrooms: 287
- 5 or more bedrooms: 38
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Vehicles available in 49203 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 618
- 1 vehicle: 3,484
- 2 vehicles: 4,621
- 3 vehicles: 1,314
- 4 vehicles: 360
- 5 or more vehicles: 187
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 931
- 1 vehicle: 2,338
- 2 vehicles: 1,072
- 3 vehicles: 162
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 49203:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $10,000 to $14,999: 24
- $15,000 to $19,999: 131
- $20,000 to $24,999: 125
- $25,000 to $29,999: 228
- $30,000 to $34,999: 300
- $35,000 to $39,999: 324
- $40,000 to $49,999: 645
- $50,000 to $59,999: 898
- $60,000 to $69,999: 834
- $70,000 to $79,999: 854
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1125
- $90,000 to $99,999: 995
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1243
- $125,000 to $149,999: 760
- $150,000 to $174,999: 570
- $175,000 to $199,999: 337
- $200,000 to $249,999: 186
- $250,000 to $299,999: 146
- $300,000 to $399,999: 67
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
- $750,000 to $999,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 49203:
- Less than $100: 130
- $100 to $149: 109
- $150 to $199: 158
- $200 to $249: 124
- $250 to $299: 186
- $300 to $349: 387
- $350 to $399: 383
- $400 to $449: 584
- $450 to $499: 505
- $500 to $549: 691
- $550 to $599: 250
- $600 to $649: 175
- $650 to $699: 176
- $700 to $749: 176
- $750 to $799: 126
- $800 to $899: 39
- $900 to $999: 54
- $1,000 to $1,249: 21
- $1,500 to $1,999: 26
- $2,000 or more: 38
- No cash rent: 167
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,907
- Black or African American householders: $78,493
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $75,280
- Asian householders: $110,616
- Some other race householders: $116,343
- Two or more races householders: $98,605
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $128,494
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 12,175
- One, attached: 340
- Two: 1,082
- 3 or 4: 779
- 5 to 9: 615
- 10 to 19: 341
- 20 to 49: 245
- 50 or more: 123
- Mobile homes: 307
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 14,366 (83%)
- Carpooled: 1,976 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 122 (1%)
- Taxi: 29 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 39 (0%)
- Bicycle: 32 (0%)
- Walked: 224 (1%)
- Other means: 58 (0%)
- Worked at home: 370 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 701
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2999
- 10 to 14 minutes: 4339
- 15 to 19 minutes: 3876
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1707
- 25 to 29 minutes: 361
- 30 to 34 minutes: 766
- 35 to 39 minutes: 300
- 40 to 44 minutes: 276
- 45 to 59 minutes: 885
- 60 to 89 minutes: 398
- 90 or more minutes: 238
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 38,216
- In family households: 32,294 (7,310 male householders, 2,908 female householders)
7,158 spouses, 12,387 children (11,168 natural, 449 adopted, 770 stepchildren), 657 grandchildren, 321 brothers or sisters, 232 parents, 374 other relatives, 947 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,922 (2,084 male householders (1,622 living alone)), 2,833 female householders (2,508 living alone)), 1,005 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 253 (146 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,369 2-persons, 2,291 3-persons, 1,909 4-persons, 1,084 5-persons, 362 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,130 1-person, 643 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
5,951 married couples with children.
3,756 single-parent households (639 men, 3,117 women).
94.7% of residents of 49203 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 20% well, 19% not well, 11% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 16% well, 6% not well, 2% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 47% well, 24% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (43% very well, 30% well, 27% not well).
Foreign born population: 808 (2.1%)
(37.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (24%)
- Poland (14%)
- Japan (9%)
- India (7%)
- Canada (5%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Thailand (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 303
- 1990 to 1994: 77
- 1985 to 1989: 45
- 1980 to 1984: 52
- 1975 to 1979: 45
- 1970 to 1974: 24
- 1970 to 1974: 52
- 1965 to 1969: 210
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7388
- German: 4803
- English: 3074
- Irish: 2732
- United States or American: 2681
- Polish: 2150
- Italian: 846
- French (except Basque): 767
- Dutch: 721
- Scottish: 527
- Scotch-Irish: 429
- French Canadian: 340
- European: 215
- Subsaharan African:: 212
- Swedish: 187
- Norwegian: 171
- Russian: 169
- African: 162
- Belgian: 154
- Finnish: 143
- Welsh: 129
- Greek: 90
- Macedonian: 85
- Hungarian: 85
- British: 72
- Lithuanian: 69
- Canadian: 69
- Swiss: 69
- Danish: 64
- Arab:: 50
- Nigerian: 45
- Czech: 42
- Scandinavian: 35
- Northern European: 28
- Ukrainian: 26
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 24
- Portuguese: 20
- Pennsylvania German: 19
- Arab/Arabic: 19
- Lebanese: 16
- Bulgarian: 16
- Yugoslavian: 15
- Latvian: 13
- Guyanese: 13
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 12
- Syrian: 10
- Slovene: 10
- Belizean: 10
- Croatian: 9
- Jamaican: 9
- Brazilian: 8
- Serbian: 8
- Austrian: 8
- Eastern European: 6
- Celtic: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Slavic: 5
- Ethiopian: 5
- Jordanian: 5
- Barbadian: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 49203 not listed on the city page:- SHARP PARK SCHOOL (Students: 332; Location: 766 PARK ROAD, JACKSON, MI; Grades: PK - 02)
- CASCADES SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 1200 S. WISNER STREET, JACKSON, MI; Grades: KG - 02)
- TOMLINSON SCHOOL (Students: 238; Location: 730 TOMLINSON STREET, JACKSON, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- T.A. WILSON SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 310 W. MORRELL STREET, JACKSON, MI; Grades: PK - 04)
- JACKSON ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY PSA (Students: 120; Location: 500 GRISWOLD STREET, JACKSON, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- MCCULLOCH SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 216 E. BIDDLE STREET, JACKSON, MI; Grades: PK - 03)
- TOMLINSON DAY CARE CENTER (Location: 730 TOMLINSON ST., JACKSON, MI; Grades: PK - PK)
- MCDEVITT SCHOOL (Location: 800 E. MCDEVITT, JACKSON, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ELM PLATING COMPANY (1319 S. ELM ST. in JACKSON, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
Organizations: MCCLUSKEY, JONAS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- EATON AEROSPACE CORP (300 SOUTH EAST AVENUE in JACKSON, MI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FLUID POWER VALVES AND HOSE FITTINGS
Business NAICS classification: FLUID POWER VALVE AND HOSE FITTING MANUFACTURING.; FLUID POWER VALVE AND HOSE FITTING MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: EATON AEROQUIP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EATON AEROQUIP & VICKERS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EATON AEROQUIP CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AEROQUIP CORP., AEROQUIP CORP HOSE PRODUCTS DIV, EATON AEROQUIP CORP.
- FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1226 S. WISNER STREET in JACKSON, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01334
Organizations: JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS LLC (3001 E HIGH ST in JACKSON, MI)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WISE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS
- ALVAN MOTOR FREIGHT (1500 MARKET ST in JACKSON, MI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ANR FREIGHT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALVAN MOTOR FREIGHT INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, VEJT LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARROW UNIFORM RENTAL (2300 E HIGH ST in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: TOM ANDRIS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BOBS COUNTRY STORE (2103 HORTON ROAD in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ROBERT POTTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MI DEPT/ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (919 AMUR ST in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CITY OF JACKSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: PITTSBURG FORGING CO
- FRY KRISP FOOD PRODUCTS INC (3360 SPRING ARBOR RD in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NEUENFELDT RICHARD G (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EAGLE PRODUCTION WELDING & MACHINING (2190 BROOKLYN RD in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RON KAPUGA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- F & S TOOL & GAUGE CO (1027 E SOUTH ST in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ADCO PRODUCTS INC (1300 PAGE AVE in JACKSON, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY FIBERGLASS (531 LIBERTY STREET in JACKSON, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: LAMINATED PLASTICS PLATE, SHEET, AND PROFILE SHAPES
Alternative names: AMERICAN FIBERGLASS TECH
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,700
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 30039
- Northeast: 746
- Midwest: 3096
- South: 2915
- West: 633
59% of the 49203 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 38,466. Population change in the 1990s: -332 (-0.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 648
| Here: | 12.6% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 247
| Here: | 11.4% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 271
| Here: | 17.7% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (JACKSON, MI):
- EATON CORPORATION (300 S EAST AVE): $29,087,428 in 1356 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Engines, Turbines, and Components, Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers, Packing and Gasket Materials, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $116,183; 2003: $6,121,694; 2004: $11,160,859; 2005: $7,500,809; 2006: $4,187,883.
Biggest contracts:
$573,880 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-08-01.
$541,787, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-03. Completion date: 2004-07-23.
$533,575, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-03. Completion date: 2004-03-11.
$522,773, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-08. Completion date: 2004-06-21.
- ALRO STEEL CORPORATION (3100 E HIGH ST): $89,239 in 4 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$54,593 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2005-04-29. Completion date: 2005-05-01.
$16,716 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2006-04-25. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
$11,366 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf. Signed on 2005-10-26. Completion date: 2005-10-28.
$6,564 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2005-04-26. Completion date: 2005-05-20.
- TEL-ATOMIC INCORPORATED (1223 GREENWOOD AVE; small business): $49,524 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$33,850 with Air Force for Electrical and Electronic Properties Measuring and Testing Instruments. Signed on 2006-05-30. Completion date: 2006-10-30.
$15,674 with Air Force for Electron Tubes and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2005-07-19. Completion date: 2005-10-14.
- DARLEEN TURNER (213 TRUMBLE ST; small business): $33,060 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $9,588; 2004: $9,588; 2005: $10,288; 2006: $3,596.
Biggest contracts:
$9,588 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
$9,588, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$9,588, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-07. Completion date: 2004-02-28.
$2,697, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-02. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
- ORBITFORM GROUP, LLC (1600 EXECUTIVE DR)
$25,170 with Army for Riveting Machines. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2002-08-20. Completion date: 2002-11-01.
- FIREHOUSE CATERING INC (809 GREENWOOD AVE; small business)
$24,742 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2006-05-06. Completion date: 2006-06-03.
- NK DESIGNS, INC (3725 COMMERCE ST; small business)
$6,624 with Defense Logistics Agency for Bridges, Fixed and Floating. Signed on 2005-03-09. Completion date: 2005-08-01.
- THE LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY INC (3730 COMMERCE ST)
$5,954 with Army for Batteries, Rechargeable. Signed on 2005-03-30. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
- WHITE GLOVE INC (445 E PROSPECT ST; small business): $5,592 in 2 contracts in 2004
$5,592 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-02-05. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-05. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
- AIR-HYDRAULICS INC (545 HUPP AVE; small business)
$4,590 with Army for Ammunition Maintenance, Repair, and Checkout Specialized Equipment. Taking place in UT. Signed on 2002-05-28. Completion date: 2002-06-19.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (250-499: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (20-49: 1, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 5)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 143 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 29 people in other group homes
- 25 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 3 people in religious group quarters
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