Jackson County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,933	5,739,445	334,922,499	2486th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,743	$89,062	$80,734	793rd of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	38.8	38.9	827th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.1%	39.4%	35.7%	1097th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$157,100	$329,300	$332,700	2097th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$787	$1,280	$1,413	2203rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.3%	12.5%	2732nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	4.1%	5.2%	2811th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.1	72.1	n/a	2506th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	8.7%	14.1%	1505th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	361st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	72.2%	65.2%	621st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.4	22.7	26.4	2789th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	17.6%	15.1%	1164th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.4%	n/a	n/a	2932nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	48.9%	46.9%	1684th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.9%	n/a	n/a	1264th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.9	41.1	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	44.5	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	4,387	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.2%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.1%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.9%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,301	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.8%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.6%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.2%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	4,905	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.4%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.6%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,959.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.2%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,460	$3,357	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.0%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.2%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.8%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.1%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.0%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Minnesota

Statistic	Jackson County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.8%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	12.7%	16.7%

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