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Jackson County, KY

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

AI Overview

Jackson County is a small rural Kentucky county of 13,003 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $12,560 and median household income of $40,000, alongside a 23.0% poverty rate and labor force participation of just 43.5%. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—only 10.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings sit at $35,962, though housing costs remain low with a median home value of $107,000 and median gross rent of $758 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 2.8% over five years, an unemployment rate of 5.8%, and a notably high homeownership rate of 79.7%, with residents averaging a 40.8-minute commute, suggesting workers largely travel outside the county for employment.

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

Population

13,003

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,668 (96.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races185 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race175 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone30 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone19 (0.1%)
  • Asian Alone6 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic72
  2. 2.Spanish41

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

583

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$12,560

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,069

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,179
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance954
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)416
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)399
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities361

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,416
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,142
  3. 3.Service Occupations821
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations767
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations451

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.57×)1,092
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.45×)363
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.19×)240
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)1,076
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.06×)104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$107,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$758/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999468 (11.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999336 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999335 (8.5%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999331 (8.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999292 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999244 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

73.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,962

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,579 (81.1%)
  • Worked At Home347 (7.9%)
  • Carpooled302 (6.8%)
  • Walked113 (2.6%)
  • Other36 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit35 (0.8%)

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.