Jackson County vs Union County

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

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

Union County has the higher population (13,379 vs 13,003 in Jackson County). Union County has the higher median household income ($60,989 vs $41,410 in Jackson County). Union County has the higher median home value ($109,000 vs $107,000 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Union County
Population	13,003	13,379
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,410	$60,989
Median home value	$107,000	$109,000
Median gross rent	$758	$787
Housing units	5,999	5,868
Homeownership rate	79.7%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Union County
Population	13,369 → 13,003 (-2.7%)	14,638 → 13,379 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$32,138 → $41,410 (+28.9%)	$46,673 → $60,989 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $107,000 (+22.7%)	$92,100 → $109,000 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $758 (+46.1%)	$597 → $787 (+31.8%)

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

Union County

Population

14,63813,379

Median household income

$46,673$60,989

Median home value

$92,100$109,000

Median gross rent

$597$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Union County
Under 5	6.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.8%
75 and over	6.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Union County
No high school diploma	26.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	41.8%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Union County
Drove alone	78.6%	83.1%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	5.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Union County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Union County
Poverty rate	23.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	41	23
Median year structure built	1992	1975