Jackson County vs Mineral County

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

Jackson County and Mineral 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 799 in Mineral County). Mineral County has the higher median household income ($52,455 vs $41,809 in Jackson County). Mineral County has the higher median home value ($413,000 vs $250,000 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Population	1,422	799
Median age	51.5 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,809	$52,455
Median home value	$250,000	$413,000
Median gross rent	$1,484	$903
Housing units	1,155	1,251
Homeownership rate	73.2%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Population	1,261 → 1,422 (+12.8%)	824 → 799 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$53,300 → $41,809 (-21.6%)	$62,188 → $52,455 (-15.7%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $250,000 (+27.1%)	$308,600 → $413,000 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $1,484 (+137.4%)	$720 → $903 (+25.4%)

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

Mineral County

Population

824799

Median household income

$62,188$52,455

Median home value

$308,600$413,000

Median gross rent

$720$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Under 5	2.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	9.0%
18 to 24	4.1%	1.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	20.4%	18.5%
75 and over	12.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Mineral County
No high school diploma	15.6%	2.2%
High school graduate	27.7%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Drove alone	55.4%	71.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	8.6%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Poverty rate	18.2%	13.0%
Average household size	2.21	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	13	14
Median year structure built	1977	1986