Jackson County vs Marion County

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

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

Marion County has the higher population (17,076 vs 16,775 in Jackson County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($46,953 vs $41,215 in Jackson County). Marion County has the higher median home value ($158,400 vs $87,300 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Marion County
Population	16,775	17,076
Median age	40.4 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,215	$46,953
Median home value	$87,300	$158,400
Median gross rent	$662	$792
Housing units	7,106	9,623
Homeownership rate	65.3%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Marion County
Population	17,027 → 16,775 (-1.5%)	16,476 → 17,076 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$34,109 → $41,215 (+20.8%)	$36,719 → $46,953 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $87,300 (+31.1%)	$120,700 → $158,400 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $662 (+12.6%)	$632 → $792 (+25.3%)

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

Marion County

Population

16,47617,076

Median household income

$36,719$46,953

Median home value

$120,700$158,400

Median gross rent

$632$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
Under 5	5.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.9%	9.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	17.6%
75 and over	7.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	92.2%
Black or African American	14.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Marion County
No high school diploma	16.2%	13.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
Drove alone	85.2%	74.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	8.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Marion County
Poverty rate	21.2%	17.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1974	1985