Jackson County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (74,235 vs 47,652 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($47,327 vs $47,256 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($147,300 vs $113,900 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Population	47,652	74,235
Median age	42.9 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,327	$47,256
Median home value	$113,900	$147,300
Median gross rent	$846	$902
Housing units	20,061	36,614
Homeownership rate	74.5%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Population	47,945 → 47,652 (-0.6%)	73,252 → 74,235 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$39,872 → $47,327 (+18.7%)	$37,670 → $47,256 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $113,900 (+15.1%)	$89,100 → $147,300 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $846 (+29.0%)	$728 → $902 (+23.9%)

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

Putnam County

Population

73,25274,235

Median household income

$37,670$47,256

Median home value

$89,100$147,300

Median gross rent

$728$902

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.2%
75 and over	9.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	70.0%
Black or African American	25.3%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	16.8%	17.8%
High school graduate	38.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Drove alone	84.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.6%	9.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	49.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	42.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	18.8%	23.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1982	1984