Jackson County vs Noble County

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

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

Noble County has the higher population (47,417 vs 46,319 in Jackson County). Noble County has the higher median household income ($70,908 vs $70,208 in Jackson County). Noble County has the higher median home value ($183,400 vs $174,500 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Noble County
Population	46,319	47,417
Median age	38.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,208	$70,908
Median home value	$174,500	$183,400
Median gross rent	$946	$776
Housing units	19,231	20,212
Homeownership rate	73.5%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Noble County
Population	44,025 → 46,319 (+5.2%)	47,506 → 47,417 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $70,208 (+37.0%)	$56,789 → $70,908 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$125,300 → $174,500 (+39.3%)	$125,800 → $183,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $946 (+23.3%)	$712 → $776 (+9.0%)

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

Noble County

Population

47,50647,417

Median household income

$56,789$70,908

Median home value

$125,800$183,400

Median gross rent

$712$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Noble County
Under 5	6.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.2%
75 and over	6.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Noble County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	85.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Noble County
No high school diploma	10.8%	17.4%
High school graduate	39.5%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Noble County
Drove alone	82.9%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Noble County
1-unit, detached	70.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Noble County
Poverty rate	11.2%	8.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1978	1975