DeKalb County vs Jackson County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (46,319 vs 43,584 in DeKalb County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($70,208 vs $70,080 in DeKalb County). DeKalb County has the higher median home value ($177,900 vs $174,500 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
Population	43,584	46,319
Median age	38.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,080	$70,208
Median home value	$177,900	$174,500
Median gross rent	$828	$946
Housing units	18,280	19,231
Homeownership rate	82.3%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
Population	42,927 → 43,584 (+1.5%)	44,025 → 46,319 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$56,421 → $70,080 (+24.2%)	$51,250 → $70,208 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $177,900 (+43.1%)	$125,300 → $174,500 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $828 (+18.1%)	$767 → $946 (+23.3%)

DeKalb County

Population

42,92743,584

Median household income

$56,421$70,080

Median home value

$124,300$177,900

Median gross rent

$701$828

Jackson County

Population

44,02546,319

Median household income

$51,250$70,208

Median home value

$125,300$174,500

Median gross rent

$767$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
Under 5	6.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.2%
75 and over	6.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	42.2%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
Drove alone	82.8%	82.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	3.8%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	78.9%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	3.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	10.1%	11.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1975	1978