Jackson County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for Jackson County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

Jackson County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (148th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,372	5,862,189	334,922,499	3165th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,667	$95,470	$80,734	2884th of 3,221
Median Age	51.6	37.7	38.9	148th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.3%	45.7%	35.7%	665th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$239,600	$539,400	$332,700	986th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,701	$1,761	$1,413	140th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	9.4%	12.5%	1339th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.2%	4.6%	5.2%	179th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.9	56.6	n/a	3160th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	9.8%	14.1%	2314th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	71.1%	66.2%	65.2%	2143rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	12.2	25.2	26.4	3183rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	29.7%	21.0%	15.1%	19th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.2%	n/a	n/a	354th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.3%	48.3%	46.9%	537th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.2%	n/a	n/a	1993rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.5%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.9	52.5	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	51.6	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	16.9%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	5.9%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	32.6%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	658	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.5%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.2%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.6%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	23.3%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,012	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.6%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.3%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.7%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	1,107	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.8%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.6%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	40.6%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.9%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.7%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$416	$2,602	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	8.5%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.1%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.1%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.3%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.0%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	48.1%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	14.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	68.0%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.4%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Colorado

Statistic	Jackson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.4%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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