Jackson County, Missouri

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

Jackson County, Missouri is among the highest in the country for total population (91st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (148th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	719,976	6,191,814	334,922,499	91st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,577	$70,702	$80,734	1295th of 3,221
Median Age	37.0	39.0	38.9	2748th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.0%	32.4%	35.7%	522nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$230,500	$230,300	$332,700	1075th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,197	$1,033	$1,413	540th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	12.6%	12.5%	1444th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.0%	5.2%	1439th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,191.0	90.1	n/a	148th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.6%	4.5%	14.1%	720th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.5	n/a	n/a	1637th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.1%	68.1%	65.2%	3031st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.4	23.5	26.4	1809th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.8%	13.0%	15.1%	354th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	974th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.3%	46.5%	46.9%	2961st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.1%	n/a	n/a	664th 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, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.4%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.4	40.1	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	37.0	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	306,798	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.0%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	37.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,559	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.7%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	336,288	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.2%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.9%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,575	$1,948	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.3%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.7%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.5%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.1%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Missouri

Statistic	Jackson County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.8%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.0%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.5%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.1%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.2%	5.8%	16.7%

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