Jackson County, Kansas

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Jackson County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,341	2,947,197	334,922,499	2267th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,215	$74,275	$80,734	829th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	37.4	38.9	1740th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.6%	35.6%	35.7%	1559th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$207,300	$217,200	$332,700	1333rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$814	$1,060	$1,413	2003rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.1%	11.3%	12.5%	3106th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	3.9%	5.2%	2978th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.3	36.0	n/a	2312th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	7.4%	14.1%	1472nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	953rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.1%	67.2%	65.2%	1148th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.1	19.7	26.4	807th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	11.8%	15.1%	1978th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1589th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.4%	49.1%	46.9%	259th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1217th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.4	44.7	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	41.2	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	5,013	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.5%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,049	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.6%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.1%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.1%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.9%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	5,638	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.1%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.1%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.9%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,363	$2,798	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.2%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.0%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.0%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.3%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.4%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Kansas

Statistic	Jackson County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.6%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	9.2%	16.7%

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