Jackson vs Lakefield

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Lakefield: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and Lakefield are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson has the higher population (3,298 vs 1,652 in Lakefield). Lakefield has the higher median household income ($62,656 vs $57,328 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $115,900 in Lakefield).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Lakefield
Population	3,298	1,652
Median age	42.9 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,328	$62,656
Median home value	$118,900	$115,900
Median gross rent	$702	$867
Housing units	1,609	822
Homeownership rate	69.8%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Lakefield
Population	3,219 → 3,298 (+2.5%)	1,763 → 1,652 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $57,328 (+12.5%)	$51,944 → $62,656 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $118,900 (+1.2%)	$93,000 → $115,900 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $702 (-1.3%)	$774 → $867 (+12.0%)

Jackson

Population

3,2193,298

Median household income

$50,972$57,328

Median home value

$117,500$118,900

Median gross rent

$711$702

Lakefield

Population

1,7631,652

Median household income

$51,944$62,656

Median home value

$93,000$115,900

Median gross rent

$774$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Lakefield
Under 5	7.5%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.8%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.5%
75 and over	9.4%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Lakefield
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Lakefield
No high school diploma	4.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	34.2%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Lakefield
Drove alone	77.5%	73.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.1%
Public transit	0.6%	1.3%
Walked	5.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Lakefield
1-unit, detached	72.7%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	1.7%
20 or more units	15.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Lakefield
Poverty rate	14.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.05	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1960	1956