COUNTY PROFILE - JACKSON, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
The Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc.
414 North Jackson Street
Jackson, Michigan 49204-0080
 
Contact:  Steve Czarnecki
Phone:    517/788-4455
FAX:      517/788-0061
 
 
County Seat:  Jackson

POPULATION
1970 Census
143,274
1980 Census
151,495
1990 Census
149,756
2000 Census
158,422



Median Age (as of 1990)
33.4 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(2000 average)
Total Labor Force
78,700
Employed
64,000
Total Unemployment
2,400
Unemployment Rate
3.0%
(Note: 2000 Labor Market Source/Michigan Employment Service Agency)
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
Firm
Employees
Product/Service
Michigan Dep. of  Corrections
2801
Correctional Institutions
W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital
2589
Health care
Consumers Energy
2025
Utilities/
Corporate Headquarters
Meijers, Inc.
1287
Department Store
Local Government
955
Executive offices
Jackson Community College
833
Education
Michigan Automotive
Compressors (MACI)
700
Automotive compressors
Eaton, Aeroquip, Jackson
585
Hose lines/fittings/couplings
Jacobson Stores, Inc.
547
Midwest Service Center
Edscha
450
Hinges, power tracks, elec reg
TRW, Inc.
420
Disc brakes
Wolverine Vinyl Siding
350
Vinyl siding
Federal Mogul Camshaft
340
Camshafts transportation
Michigan Seat Co.
400
Seats (Agri./Ind./Off-road)
Mac Steel, Div. of Quanex
300
Alloy steels
TAC Manufacturing
298
Steering wheel assembly
Melling Automotive Products
280
Oil pumps
Worthington Steel
258
Flat-rolled steel
Adco Products
250
Caulking/sealants/adhesives
Allied Chucker & Eng.
250
Engineering/flanges
General Products Corp.
250
Machining transportation
Tenneco Automotive
250
Engineering & Research
Way Bakeries
230
Baked goods
Jackson Precision Die Casting
200
Aluminum & zinc die casting
Dawn Food Products
200
Flour mixes/equipment
Mechanical Products
200
Circuit protection devices
Alro Steel
196
Steel service center
Eaton Corp.
160
Fluid power components
C. Thorrez Industries
155
Screw machine products
International Foam & Trim
150
Auto interiors
Simpson Industries
145
Machining - automotive
Brooklyn Products
120
Sun visors - interior
Baker College
120
Education
Jackson Citizen Patriot
100
Newspaper Publishing
Exotic Rubber & Plastic
100
Fabrication and distribution
Michigan Extruded Aluminum
100
Aluminum extrusions/windows
High Tech Employers in the Area
U.S. Com, Inc
www.uscominc.net
Telecommunitcations
Sparton
www.sparton.com
Electronic manufacturing
AMS Developers
www.amsdevelopers.com
Website development
Eagle Communications
www.eaglecomm.com
Satellite Antenna Systems
Commonwealth Associates, Inc
www.cai-engr.com
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Technologies, Inc.
www.home.bluemarble.net
Chemicals
McGilvra Engineering, Inc.
www.mcgilvra.com
Electronics
Consumers Energy
www.cmsevergy.com
Utilites/Corporate Headquarters
MACI
www.michauto.com
Automotive Compressors
Eaton-Aeroquip, Jackson
www.eaton.com
Hose lines/Couplings
TAC Manufacturing

Steering wheel assembly
Adco Products
www.adcoglobal.com
Caulking/sealants/etc
Tenneco Automotive
www.tenneco-automotive.com
Engineering & Research

 

EARNING LEVELS
Average Hourly Rate
Classification
Minimum
Maximum
Electronic Technician
$10.75
$14.06
Forklift Operator
 $8.02
 $9.79
Inspector
 $9.35
 $12.33
Machine Operator
 $6.27
 $10.42
Machinist
$10.60
$12.21
Maintenance, Building
$10.11
$12.48
Painter
 $7.18
 $8.59
Secretary
 $7.01
$10.21
Tool & Die Maker
$10.51
$14.18
Welder
 $8.97
$12.19
 
Source:  Based on Jackson Area Manufacturers Association, 1991 Wage and
         Benefit Survey.
 

DISTANCE TO:
City
Miles
Chicago
206
Cleveland
180
Detroit
73
Indianapolis
242
Lansing
38
Toronto
320


TRANSPORTATION
Main Hwys:
I-94; M-50, M-60, M-99, M-106, M-124; US-127
Bus Lines:
Greyhound;  Jackson Transportation Auth.
Truck Lines:
35 (Truck terminals: 20)
Rail Lines:
Amtrak; Norfolk Southern
Ports:
Detroit (75 miles - Detroit River)); Monroe (60 miles-Lake Erie)
Airports:
Detroit Metro/Willow Run/Adrian/Lansing/Jackson County Reynolds Field
Airlines:
Private charter
 
 

CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Jackson.
January Average Minimum:
15 F./ -9 C.
Average Maximum:  29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:
61 F./ 16 C.
Average Maximum:   83 F./ 28 C.
Growing Season:
152 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:
10
Days above 90 F or 32 C:
13
Average Annual Rainfall:
29 in./ 74 cm.
Average Annual Snowfall:
39 in./ 99 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Blackman Twp.                 6       157          64              1
Jackson                       5        83          34              1
Leoni Twp.                    6       485         196              1
Liberty Twp.                  1       160          65              0
Napoleon Twp.                 2        78          32              0
Parma                         1        20           8              0
Sandstone Twp.                4       539         218              0
Spring Arbor Twp.             2       116          47              0
Springport                    1        40          16              0
Summit Twp.                   3       227          92              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            31      1905         771              3
 
Zero acres indicates less than half an acre or no information available.
 
 
CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
 
                   Residential   Industrial      Office      Mercantile
                  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value
 
1991:              426   $30.02    8   $11.79   10    $3.64   11    $2.81
3-Year Average:    437   $32.72   15    $6.45   10    $1.99   13    $5.37
 
Values are reported in millions of dollars. A 3-year average value of 1 may
indicate no construction activity in one or more of the last three years.
 
 
NEW INCORPORATIONS
 
Incorporations in 1992:    239          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        160          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     7%             62%           4%           13%         13%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:           $1,709,875,316.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                59.68
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Blackman Twp.      Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Brooklyn           Consumers          Consumers          Southern--Local
Jackson            Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
 
* D=digital switching; EA=equal access to interexchange carriers;
  see Source List note.
 
 
WATER
                                 Gallons           Liters         Pressure
                 Source      Capacity   Use    Capacity   Use   (lbs./sq.in.)
 
Blackman Twp.    Wells          180               681             45
Brooklyn         Wells           45      20       170      76     30-50
Jackson          Wells         2400    1440      9084    5450     40-75
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Blackman Twp.        Lagoons                 18      12         66      45
Brooklyn             Lagoons                 23      22         87      83
Jackson              Act. Sludge           1900    1350       7192    5110
 
Capacity and present load in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
                                   1990               Master   Public Library
Community        Phone Number   Population    Zoning   Plan      (Volumes)
 
Blackman Twp.    517-788-4345       20492       yes    yes     no
Brooklyn         517-592-2591        1027       yes    yes     Br. of Jackson
Jackson          517-788-4000       37446       yes    yes     211,782
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Blackman Twp.     8/9         24            6           19     Part sewer
Brooklyn          8            1           26            4     Independent
Jackson           4           60                        65     Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    56      Licensed Landfills in County:    4
 
 
Other communities in Jackson County
 (2000 population for incorporated communities):

Blackman Twp. - 22,800
Norvell Twp. - 2,922
Columbia Twp. - 7,234
Parma Twp. - 2,696
Concord Twp. - 2,692
Pulaski Twp. - 1,931
Grass Lake Charter Twp. - 4,586
Rives Twp. - 4,725
Hanover Twp. - 3,792
Sandstone Twp. - 3,801
Henrietta Twp. - 4,483
Spring Arbor Twp. - 7,577
Jackson City - 36,316
Springport Twp. - 2,182
Leoni Twp. - 13,459
Summit Twp. - 21,534
Liberty Twp. - 2,903
Tompkins Twp. - 2,758
Napoleon Twp. - 6,962
Waterloo Twp. - 3,069
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Brooklyn         Columbia                          1963        86         1
Concord          Concord Community                  914        47         1
Grass Lake       Grass Lake Community               797        41         1
Jackson          Vandercook Lake Public             926        44         1
Jackson          Jackson Public                    7330       302         1
Jackson          East Jackson Public               1430        67         1
Parma            Western                           2178       100         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Adrian College, Adrian (35 mi.)                                       1194
Albion College, Albion (30 mi.)                                       1617
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti (40 mi.)                      25024
Hillsdale College, Hillsdale (35 mi.)                                 1185
Jackson Community College, Jackson                                    6352
Michigan State University, East Lansing (35 mi.)                     43329
Siena Heights College, Adrian (35 mi.)                                1813
Spring Arbor College, Spring Arbor (5 mi.)                            1848
Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing (35 mi.)                            1560
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (35 mi.)                           36316
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           2     Total Beds:    590
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Jackson--W.A. Foote Hospital
Extended Care Facilities:     10     Total Beds:    903
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:    186
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    39528 (73.7%)     Median Home Value:   $47,900.00
Renter occupied:   14132 (26.3%)     Median Contract Rent:   $309.00
Churches:      Catholic:    8    Protestant:  139
Synagogues:    1
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Cascade Falls Park; Waterloo Recreational Area; 20 golf courses; Michigan
International Speedway; Jackson Harness Raceway. Jackson Symphony
Orchestra; Community Theatre; Michigan Space Center; Hurst Planetarium;
Ella Sharp Museum. Hot Air Jubilee; Rose Festival.
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   37
Metalworking Machinery                         36
Commercial Printing                            17
Advertising                                     6
Personnel Supply Services                      10
Computer and Data Processing Services           4
Legal Services                                 49
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping           33
Retail Establishments                         798
Wholesale Establishments                      187
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               928
Television Channels:    3 plus cable
Radio Stations:         3 AM and 2 FM
Newspapers:     Jackson Citizen Patriot (daily & Sunday); Jackson Blazer &
                Shopper (weekly)
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
City Bank and Trust Company, NA             Jackson                   16
Comerica Bank                               Detroit                   14
Great Lakes Bancorp, A Federal Savings      Ann Arbor                  2
Independent Bank-South Michigan             Leslie                     2
Premier Bank                                Jackson                    6
Security Savings Bank, FSB                  Jackson                    6
Standard Federal Bank                       Troy                       4
The Farmers State Bank of Munith,           Munith                     1
The Onsted State Bank                       Onsted                     2
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                58560       64738
Total Income                                            $1,746.76     $2,365.17
 
Earnings by Place of Work                               $1,120.61     $1,519.40
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               49899       55363         $941.14     $1,253.71
  Proprietors                    8661        9375          $76.24       $130.26
    Farm                         1383        1195           $3.46        $16.54
    Nonfarm                      7278        8180          $72.78       $113.72
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                           1886        1598           $6.39        $19.72
  Nonfarm                       56674       63140       $1,114.22     $1,499.68
    Private                     48880       54326         $949.33     $1,266.41
      Agric./For./Fish.           291         326           $2.18         $3.87
      Mining                      387         377          $12.36        $13.81
      Construction               1862        2420          $39.31        $59.54
      Manufacturing             12315       13203         $351.21       $431.70
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---          $42.90        $79.27
        Durable Goods             ---         ---         $308.31       $352.44
      Transp. & Utilities
      Wholesale Trade            2295        2697          $44.73        $76.02
      Retail Trade              10646       12232         $112.13       $153.85
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.        3055        3149          $35.44        $40.68
      Services
    Government                   7794        8814         $164.89       $233.27
      Federal                     461         480          $12.72        $15.45
      Military, Civilian          327         338           $1.69         $2.18
      State and Local            7006        7996         $150.48       $215.65
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                          $1,161.82     $1,561.61
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $12,270.00      1990:    $15,750.00     1998:     $22,576