Jackson County vs Sedgwick County

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

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

Sedgwick County has the higher population (2,346 vs 1,422 in Jackson County). Sedgwick County has the higher median household income ($52,833 vs $41,809 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($250,000 vs $142,700 in Sedgwick County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
Population	1,422	2,346
Median age	51.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,809	$52,833
Median home value	$250,000	$142,700
Median gross rent	$1,484	$728
Housing units	1,155	1,184
Homeownership rate	73.2%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
Population	1,261 → 1,422 (+12.8%)	2,322 → 2,346 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$53,300 → $41,809 (-21.6%)	$43,150 → $52,833 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $250,000 (+27.1%)	$97,100 → $142,700 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $1,484 (+137.4%)	$556 → $728 (+30.9%)

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

Sedgwick County

Population

2,3222,346

Median household income

$43,150$52,833

Median home value

$97,100$142,700

Median gross rent

$556$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
Under 5	2.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	7.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	20.4%	15.5%
75 and over	12.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	75.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
No high school diploma	15.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	27.7%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
Drove alone	55.4%	75.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	25.2%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Sedgwick County
Poverty rate	18.2%	14.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	13	22
Median year structure built	1977	1953