Jackson County, IA

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Jackson County, IA	20,296	19,848	19,486	19,474

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	1,051
5-9	1,070
10-14	1,177
15-19	1,099
20-24	956
25-29	962
30-34	1,093
35-39	1,089
40-44	1,160
45-49	1,084
50-54	1,134
55-59	1,291
60-64	1,555
65-69	1,529
70-74	1,218
75-79	862
80-84	611
85+	545
18+	15,504
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Jackson County, IA	2025
Total	19,486.00
White Alone	93.86%
Black Alone	0.94%
American Indian Alone	0.23%
Asian Alone	0.23%
Pacific Islander Alone	1.32%
Some Other Race	0.52%
Two or More Races	2.91%
Hispanic Origin	1.63%
Diversity Index	14.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Jackson County, IA	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.01%
Households	-0.20%
Families	-0.37%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	8,078	8,289	8,193	8,113
Housing Units	8,949	9,415	9,176	9,079
Owner Occupied Units			6,279	6,275
Renter Occupied Units			1,914	1,838
Vacant Units			983	966

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Jackson County, IA	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$208,468	$225,360
Average Home Value	$289,573	$307,025
<$50,000	466	406
$50,000 - $99,999	611	552
$100,000 - $149,999	957	859
$150,000 - $199,999	959	862
$200,000 - $249,999	865	904
$250,000 - $299,999	518	537
$300,000 - $399,999	882	1,016
$400,000 - $499,999	357	412
$500,000 - $749,999	400	461
$1,000,000 +	56	22

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	448
2000-2009	897
1990-1999	719
1980-1989	651
1970-1979	1,621
1960-1969	831
1950-1959	837
1940-1949	317
1939 or Before	2,891

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Jackson County, IA	2025	2030
Median Household	$72,658	$79,159
Average Household	$89,499	$96,821
Per Capita	$37,649	$40,355

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Jackson County, IA	2025
<$15,000	686
$15,000 - $24,999	578
$25,000 - $34,999	621
$35,000 - $49,999	1,022
$50,000 - $74,999	1,291
$75,000 - $99,999	1,237
$100,000 - $149,999	1,474
$150,000 - $199,999	875
$200,000+	409

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	9,116
In-County Residents	5,828
Out-of-County Residents	3,006
Drive Alone	7,446
Carpooled	512
Public Transport	5
Work at Home	876
Motorcycle	12
Bicycle	34
Walked	199
Other	32
Less than 5 minutes	725
5-9 minutes	1,553
10-14 minutes	843
15-19 minutes	858
20-24 minutes	697
25-29 minutes	474
30-34 minutes	1,044
35-39 minutes	409
40-44 minutes	256
45-59 minutes	743
60-89 minutes	407
90+ minutes	231
Average Travel Time	25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	7,143
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	97
Mining	1
Utilities	42
Construction	268
Manufacturing	570
Wholesale Trade	417

Retail Trade	1,042
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	146
Furn & Home Furnish Str	118
Electronics & Appl Store	13
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	99
Food & Beverage Stores	288
Health/Pers Care Stores	70
Gasoline Stations	94
Clothing/Accessory Store	18
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	48
General Merchandise Str	148

Transportation/Warehouse	143
Information	118

Finance & Insurance	382
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	284
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	29
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	69

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	177
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	180
Legal Services	31
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	30
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	32
Educational Services	886
HealthCare/Social Assist	846
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	206

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	512
Accommodation	88
Food Srv/Drinking Places	424

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	464
Auto Repair/Maintenance	80
Public Administration Emp	718

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Jackson County, IA	2025
<9th Grade	327
Some High School	519
GED	563
Graduated High School	5,290
Some College/No Degree	3,002
Associates Degree	1,771
Bachelor's Degree	1,998
Graduate Degree	663

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	929
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	36
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	77
Manufacturing Bus	30
Wholesale Trade Bus	36

Retail Trade Bus	113
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	22
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	15
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	21
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	5
Gasoline Stations Bus	13
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	5
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	17
General Merchandise Str Bus	10

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	33
Information Bus	22

Finance & Insurance Bus	46
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	14
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	11
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	21

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	29
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	56
Legal Services Bus	11
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	14
Educational Services Bus	22
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	61
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	27

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	57
Accommodation Bus	12
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	45

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	149
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	29
Public Administration Bus	79

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

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