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Jackson County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Jackson County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jackson County, IA is a small rural county of 19,429 residents with a largely stable population, up just 0.2% over five years, and a workforce where 93.8% hold a high school diploma but only 18.4% have a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate of 62.9% supports a median worker earnings figure of $42,935, with an unemployment rate of 4.7%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $170,000 and median gross rent of $800/month—alongside an 80.7% homeownership rate, reflecting an affordable, owner-occupied residential market anchored by a median household income of $74,186.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

19,429

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,186

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

Jackson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,420 (95.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races400 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone189 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone135 (0.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race121 (0.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone90 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish246
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic143
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island49
  4. 4.Vietnamese18
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,049

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,699

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,096
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,526
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,106
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining749
  5. 5.Construction (Group)689

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,171
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,780
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,739
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,351
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,250

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.08×)610
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)1,571
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.64×)353
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.22×)790
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)1,188

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$170,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$800/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999836 (12.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999760 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999759 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999603 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999493 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999429 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,935

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,300 (81.3%)
  • Worked At Home925 (10.3%)
  • Carpooled487 (5.4%)
  • Walked192 (2.1%)
  • Other40 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle30 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.