Jackson County vs Powell County

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

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

Powell County has the higher population (13,057 vs 13,003 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($41,410 vs $39,811 in Powell County). Powell County has the higher median home value ($142,400 vs $107,000 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Powell County
Population	13,003	13,057
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,410	$39,811
Median home value	$107,000	$142,400
Median gross rent	$758	$743
Housing units	5,999	5,619
Homeownership rate	79.7%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Powell County
Population	13,369 → 13,003 (-2.7%)	12,304 → 13,057 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$32,138 → $41,410 (+28.9%)	$37,469 → $39,811 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $107,000 (+22.7%)	$89,800 → $142,400 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $758 (+46.1%)	$669 → $743 (+11.1%)

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

Powell County

Population

12,30413,057

Median household income

$37,469$39,811

Median home value

$89,800$142,400

Median gross rent

$669$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Powell County
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.3%
75 and over	6.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Powell County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Powell County
No high school diploma	26.7%	17.4%
High school graduate	41.8%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Powell County
Drove alone	78.6%	88.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	4.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Powell County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Powell County
Poverty rate	23.0%	21.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	41	28
Median year structure built	1992	1984