Jackson County vs Levy County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (47,652 vs 44,276 in Levy County). Levy County has the higher median household income ($53,805 vs $47,327 in Jackson County). Levy County has the higher median home value ($171,400 vs $113,900 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Levy County
Population	47,652	44,276
Median age	42.9 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,327	$53,805
Median home value	$113,900	$171,400
Median gross rent	$846	$826
Housing units	20,061	21,197
Homeownership rate	74.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Levy County
Population	47,945 → 47,652 (-0.6%)	40,403 → 44,276 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$39,872 → $47,327 (+18.7%)	$37,326 → $53,805 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $113,900 (+15.1%)	$105,700 → $171,400 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $846 (+29.0%)	$720 → $826 (+14.7%)

Jackson County

Population

47,94547,652

Median household income

$39,872$47,327

Median home value

$99,000$113,900

Median gross rent

$656$846

Levy County

Population

40,40344,276

Median household income

$37,326$53,805

Median home value

$105,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$720$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Levy County
Under 5	5.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.5%
75 and over	9.2%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Levy County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	77.1%
Black or African American	25.3%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Levy County
No high school diploma	16.8%	12.2%
High school graduate	38.7%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Levy County
Drove alone	84.4%	79.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Levy County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	50.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	43.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Levy County
Poverty rate	18.8%	17.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1982	1991