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Jackson CenterOH

A town of 1,339. A regional job hub with 1,720 jobs.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,339
−1.4% since 2010
Typical home
$222K
+5.3% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
34.3
years
Jobs based here
1,720
A job hub

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Small town

1,339 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

About one in nine working residents works right in Jackson Center

Most working residents leave Jackson Center for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Sidney (14%), Anna (5%) and Franklin (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

11%work in town

Where working residents work

In Jackson Center11%
Sidney14%
Anna5%
Franklin5%
Jackson4%
14 mi
median commute distance
1,720
jobs based in Jackson Center
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.

18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
18Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2019
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Jackson Center has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Jackson Center home is worth about $222K

The typical Jackson Center home is worth about $222,000, up 5.3% in a year, 11% below the Ohio typical home.

$222KZillow home value

Typical home value

Jackson Center$222K
Ohio$249K
+5.3%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

Jackson Center beats the Ohio average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Ohio
7 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outJackson CenterOH
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.8%15.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%14.1%
Wilson Memorial Hospital
12 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
75th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,647 people come to Jackson Center for work

Where Jackson Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Sidney Sidney 14% 5% → Anna Anna 5% 5% → Franklin Franklin 5% 4% → Jackson Jackson 4% 3% → Botkins Botkins 3% 2% → Minster Minster 2% Jackson Center · 11% stay
1,720jobs based in Jackson Center
11%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Jackson Center, Ohio
2007 · Jackson Center, Ohio · Wikimedia Commons
Jackson Center’s story

Jackson Center in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

OHMap-doton-Jackson CenterAirstream Travel Trailers in Jackson Center, Ohio 01Airstream Travel Trailers in Jackson Center, Ohio 02
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About Jackson Center

Village in Ohio, United States

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Jackson Center is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2020 census. Jackson Center has been the home of the popular Airstream travel trailers and motor homes since 1952. Jackson Center is accessible from Interstate 75 at Exit 102, north of the Shelby County seat of Sidney. State Route 274 links I-75 to Jackson Center (the exit is signed "Jackson Center/New Bremen").

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Population
1,441
Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,027 ft
ZIP code
45334

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