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Jackson County, KS

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

AI Overview

Jackson County, KS is a small rural county of 13,277 residents with a 78.2% homeownership rate, median home values of $193,600, and median gross rent of $856/month, reflecting a low-cost housing market. The labor force is largely high-school educated (94.0% HS or higher, 21.0% bachelor's or higher), with median worker earnings of $38,154, a notably low unemployment rate of 1.8%, and a labor force participation rate of 63.1%. Population has been essentially flat, declining just 0.3% over five years, with a median household income of $75,215 and a poverty rate of 9.1%.

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

Population

13,277

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,215

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,018 (82.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone731 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races705 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race497 (3.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone219 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone98 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish335
  2. 2.Vietnamese34
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic12
  4. 4.Korean7
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

905

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,667

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,051

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,464
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)952
  3. 3.Construction (Group)657
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)621
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)474

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,105
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,272
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,147
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,010
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations942

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.00×)206
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.83×)559
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.46×)654
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.45×)930
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.37×)416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$856/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999634 (16.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999557 (14.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999375 (9.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999264 (6.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999219 (5.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999215 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,154

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,759 (74.0%)
  • Carpooled817 (12.7%)
  • Worked At Home476 (7.4%)
  • Other273 (4.2%)
  • Walked94 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle7 (0.1%)

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.