Jackson County vs Lewis County

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

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

Lewis County has the higher population (13,028 vs 13,003 in Jackson County). Lewis County has the higher median household income ($41,632 vs $41,410 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $86,100 in Lewis County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Population	13,003	13,028
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,410	$41,632
Median home value	$107,000	$86,100
Median gross rent	$758	$757
Housing units	5,999	6,072
Homeownership rate	79.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Population	13,369 → 13,003 (-2.7%)	13,417 → 13,028 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$32,138 → $41,410 (+28.9%)	$31,147 → $41,632 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $107,000 (+22.7%)	$65,500 → $86,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $758 (+46.1%)	$518 → $757 (+46.1%)

Jackson County

Population

13,36913,003

Median household income

$32,138$41,410

Median home value

$87,200$107,000

Median gross rent

$519$758

Lewis County

Population

13,41713,028

Median household income

$31,147$41,632

Median home value

$65,500$86,100

Median gross rent

$518$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Under 5	6.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.6%
75 and over	6.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Lewis County
No high school diploma	26.7%	19.4%
High school graduate	41.8%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Drove alone	78.6%	77.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	10.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Lewis County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.7%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Lewis County
Poverty rate	23.0%	22.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	41	42
Median year structure built	1992	1985