Chilton County vs Jackson County

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

Chilton County and Jackson County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson County has the higher population (52,839 vs 45,500 in Chilton County). Chilton County has the higher median household income ($61,873 vs $49,454 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $142,300 in Chilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Chilton County	Jackson County
Population	45,500	52,839
Median age	39.5 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,873	$49,454
Median home value	$142,300	$145,800
Median gross rent	$855	$762
Housing units	19,702	24,797
Homeownership rate	76.8%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chilton County	Jackson County
Population	44,055 → 45,500 (+3.3%)	51,852 → 52,839 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$47,468 → $61,873 (+30.3%)	$41,769 → $49,454 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$107,300 → $142,300 (+32.6%)	$104,900 → $145,800 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $855 (+17.8%)	$590 → $762 (+29.2%)

Chilton County

Population

44,05545,500

Median household income

$47,468$61,873

Median home value

$107,300$142,300

Median gross rent

$726$855

Jackson County

Population

51,85252,839

Median household income

$41,769$49,454

Median home value

$104,900$145,800

Median gross rent

$590$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chilton County	Jackson County
Under 5	6.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.4%
75 and over	6.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chilton County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	88.5%
Black or African American	9.2%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chilton County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	15.8%	17.9%
High school graduate	41.2%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chilton County	Jackson County
Drove alone	82.3%	84.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	4.3%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chilton County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Chilton County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	13.6%	16.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1987	1983