Jackson County, Kentucky

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Jackson County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,086	4,534,824	334,922,499	2280th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,000	$63,726	$80,734	3073rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	39.1	38.9	1862nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.8%	27.6%	35.7%	3203rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$111,500	$205,600	$332,700	2824th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$665	$967	$1,413	2886th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.5%	16.1%	12.5%	598th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1904th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.9	114.8	n/a	1796th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.7%	14.1%	3088th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2864th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.4%	68.3%	65.2%	1069th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	37.7	24.0	26.4	47th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.9%	10.2%	15.1%	1817th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.1%	n/a	n/a	2160th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.1%	46.6%	46.9%	680th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1674th 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, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	7.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.8	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.2%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	5,122	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.9%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.5%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	21.8%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$22,925	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.1%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.0%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.5%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.0%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	6,006	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.6%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.6%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$687	$1,544	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	24.9%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.7%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.6%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.6%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.2%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Kentucky

Statistic	Jackson County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.6%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.6%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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