Burr Oak vs Jackson Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Burr Oak and Jackson Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Burr Oak and Jackson Junction are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burr Oak has the higher population (234 vs 30 in Jackson Junction). Burr Oak has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $92,500 in Jackson Junction). Since 2019, Burr Oak's population has grown faster (+12.0% vs -51.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
Population	234	30
Median age	33.9 yrs	66.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	—
Median home value	$130,900	$92,500
Housing units	111	17
Homeownership rate	75.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
Population	209 → 234 (+12.0%)	62 → 30 (-51.6%)
Median household income	$70,417 → $62,813 (-10.8%)	—
Median home value	$154,800 → $130,900 (-15.4%)	$308,300 → $92,500 (-70.0%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $825 (+21.5%)	—

Burr Oak

Population

209234

Median household income

$70,417$62,813

Median home value

$154,800$130,900

Median gross rent

$679$825

Jackson Junction

Population

6230

Median home value

$308,300$92,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
Under 5	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	6.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.0%
25 to 34	18.8%	3.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	40.0%
75 and over	9.4%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
No high school diploma	6.3%	28.0%
High school graduate	62.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
Drove alone	88.7%	61.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	38.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
1-unit, detached	73.0%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Jackson Junction
Poverty rate	46.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.36	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1990	1985