Jackson vs Okabena

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

Jackson and Okabena 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 200 in Okabena). Okabena has the higher median household income ($98,750 vs $57,328 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $99,300 in Okabena).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Okabena
Population	3,298	200
Median age	42.9 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,328	$98,750
Median home value	$118,900	$99,300
Median gross rent	$702	$1,083
Housing units	1,609	89
Homeownership rate	69.8%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Okabena
Population	3,219 → 3,298 (+2.5%)	240 → 200 (-16.7%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $57,328 (+12.5%)	$48,750 → $98,750 (+102.6%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $118,900 (+1.2%)	$73,300 → $99,300 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $702 (-1.3%)	—

Jackson

Population

3,2193,298

Median household income

$50,972$57,328

Median home value

$117,500$118,900

Median gross rent

$711$702

Okabena

Population

240200

Median household income

$48,750$98,750

Median home value

$73,300$99,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Okabena
Under 5	7.5%	3.5%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.2%	1.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	5.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	21.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	18.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	14.0%
75 and over	9.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Okabena
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	83.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Okabena
No high school diploma	4.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	34.2%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	21.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Okabena
Drove alone	77.5%	54.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	14.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	17.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Okabena
1-unit, detached	72.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	15.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Okabena
Poverty rate	14.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.05	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	1960	1954