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Jackson TownshipOH
A town of 1,769. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,769
2025 Census estimate · −1.6% since 2020
Median home value
$154K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
52.5
years
Jobs based here
505
A commuter town
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
The best of Jackson Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Jackson Township’s median age is 52.5 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Jackson Township's schools rank ahead of 73% of Ohio towns. Only 46 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score higher on civic life. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Jackson Township stand out
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Jackson Township for work
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
505jobs based in Jackson Township
4%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Jackson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $154K, 2.3 years of the county’s $68K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthPaulding County Hospital 3.9 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →Jobs & incomeCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Jackson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPaulding Village PWS4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jackson Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPaulding Exempted Village School DistrictWayne Trace Local School District2 districts serve Jackson Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Paulding County Board of ElectionsPaulding County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2023
ZIP codes45879, 4587345879 95% · 45873 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jackson Township.
HealthC−
Health in Jackson Township trails 84% of U.S. towns
Jackson Township sits against 28% in Ohio’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns on this measure. Jackson Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 42% of Jackson Township adults have obesity.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Jackson Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32.3% | 26.9% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.4% |
Paulding County Hospital
3.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Jackson Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Jackson Township has added 235 jobs, to 505 in 2023. The median household income in Jackson Township is $59,000.
4%work in town
| Jackson Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Jackson Township4%
Paulding13%
Defiance9%
Van Wert5%
Fort Wayne4%
17 mi
median commute distance
505
jobs based in Jackson Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Jackson Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Jackson Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–36°
Spring39–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Jackson Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Jackson Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,419 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Jackson Township
18pages on Jackson Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 2 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Jackson Township
Township in Ohio, US
Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,773 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 722 ft
Jackson Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
Paulding TownshipEmerald TownshipBrown TownshipPauldingLatty TownshipJackson Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Emerald Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brown Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
| Paulding · Paulding Township | #502 | B | A | A− | B | D |
| Latty Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jackson Township and Brown Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township and Brown Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Emerald Township and Latty Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Paulding Township and Paulding are one community, graded once. Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, OH a good place to live?
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Jackson Township, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.