Drew County vs Jackson County

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

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

Drew County has the higher population (17,143 vs 16,775 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($41,215 vs $41,071 in Drew County). Drew County has the higher median home value ($127,800 vs $87,300 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Drew County	Jackson County
Population	17,143	16,775
Median age	37.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,071	$41,215
Median home value	$127,800	$87,300
Median gross rent	$712	$662
Housing units	8,292	7,106
Homeownership rate	63.9%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drew County	Jackson County
Population	18,417 → 17,143 (-6.9%)	17,027 → 16,775 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$46,997 → $41,071 (-12.6%)	$34,109 → $41,215 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $127,800 (+28.1%)	$66,600 → $87,300 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $712 (+8.2%)	$588 → $662 (+12.6%)

Drew County

Population

18,41717,143

Median household income

$46,997$41,071

Median home value

$99,800$127,800

Median gross rent

$658$712

Jackson County

Population

17,02716,775

Median household income

$34,109$41,215

Median home value

$66,600$87,300

Median gross rent

$588$662

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drew County	Jackson County
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	13.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.8%
75 and over	7.3%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drew County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	75.6%
Black or African American	26.7%	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drew County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	12.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	38.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drew County	Jackson County
Drove alone	81.9%	85.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drew County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	57.8%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Drew County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	22.7%	21.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1984	1974