Jackson County vs Kiowa County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (1,422 vs 1,356 in Kiowa County). Kiowa County has the higher median household income ($56,389 vs $41,809 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($250,000 vs $148,600 in Kiowa County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
Population	1,422	1,356
Median age	51.5 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,809	$56,389
Median home value	$250,000	$148,600
Median gross rent	$1,484	$869
Housing units	1,155	704
Homeownership rate	73.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
Population	1,261 → 1,422 (+12.8%)	1,489 → 1,356 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$53,300 → $41,809 (-21.6%)	$41,731 → $56,389 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $250,000 (+27.1%)	$86,500 → $148,600 (+71.8%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $1,484 (+137.4%)	$750 → $869 (+15.9%)

Jackson County

Population

1,2611,422

Median household income

$53,300$41,809

Median home value

$196,700$250,000

Median gross rent

$625$1,484

Kiowa County

Population

1,4891,356

Median household income

$41,731$56,389

Median home value

$86,500$148,600

Median gross rent

$750$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
Under 5	2.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	18.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	20.4%	12.0%
75 and over	12.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
No high school diploma	15.6%	9.1%
High school graduate	27.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
Drove alone	55.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	12.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	8.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Kiowa County
Poverty rate	18.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.21	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1977	1961