Jackson County vs Winneshiek County

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

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

Winneshiek County has the higher population (19,972 vs 19,429 in Jackson County). Winneshiek County has the higher median household income ($75,652 vs $71,605 in Jackson County). Winneshiek County has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $170,000 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
Population	19,429	19,972
Median age	44.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,605	$75,652
Median home value	$170,000	$239,000
Median gross rent	$800	$800
Housing units	9,272	9,011
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
Population	19,401 → 19,429 (+0.1%)	20,262 → 19,972 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$55,967 → $71,605 (+27.9%)	$65,263 → $75,652 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$128,200 → $170,000 (+32.6%)	$177,300 → $239,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $800 (+28.2%)	$702 → $800 (+14.0%)

Jackson County

Population

19,40119,429

Median household income

$55,967$71,605

Median home value

$128,200$170,000

Median gross rent

$624$800

Winneshiek County

Population

20,26219,972

Median household income

$65,263$75,652

Median home value

$177,300$239,000

Median gross rent

$702$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
Under 5	5.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.1%
75 and over	9.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
No high school diploma	6.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	41.6%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
Drove alone	81.7%	71.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.2%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.6%	11.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Winneshiek County
Poverty rate	10.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1967	1960