Jackson vs South Sioux City

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and South Sioux City: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and South Sioux City are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Sioux City has the higher population (13,871 vs 281 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($84,063 vs $68,397 in South Sioux City). Jackson has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $160,900 in South Sioux City).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	South Sioux City
Population	281	13,871
Median age	39.4 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,063	$68,397
Median home value	$195,800	$160,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,083
Housing units	81	4,948
Homeownership rate	93.8%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	South Sioux City
Population	140 → 281 (+100.7%)	12,896 → 13,871 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$59,750 → $84,063 (+40.7%)	$54,806 → $68,397 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $195,800 (+46.9%)	$116,200 → $160,900 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $775 (+14.8%)	$815 → $1,083 (+32.9%)

Jackson

Population

140281

Median household income

$59,750$84,063

Median home value

$133,300$195,800

Median gross rent

$675$775

South Sioux City

Population

12,89613,871

Median household income

$54,806$68,397

Median home value

$116,200$160,900

Median gross rent

$815$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	South Sioux City
Under 5	14.9%	9.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	22.4%
18 to 24	11.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	1.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.6%	7.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.0%	6.8%
75 and over	8.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	South Sioux City
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	28.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	51.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	South Sioux City
No high school diploma	16.0%	22.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	South Sioux City
Drove alone	83.3%	74.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	2.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	South Sioux City
1-unit, detached	87.7%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	South Sioux City
Poverty rate	5.3%	10.9%
Average household size	3.47	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	13
Median year structure built	1973	1973