Jackson County vs Webster County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (13,003 vs 12,873 in Webster County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($58,786 vs $41,410 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $97,600 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Webster County
Population	13,003	12,873
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,410	$58,786
Median home value	$107,000	$97,600
Median gross rent	$758	$774
Housing units	5,999	5,728
Homeownership rate	79.7%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Webster County
Population	13,369 → 13,003 (-2.7%)	13,068 → 12,873 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$32,138 → $41,410 (+28.9%)	$42,119 → $58,786 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $107,000 (+22.7%)	$75,600 → $97,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $758 (+46.1%)	$631 → $774 (+22.7%)

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

Webster County

Population

13,06812,873

Median household income

$42,119$58,786

Median home value

$75,600$97,600

Median gross rent

$631$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Webster County
Under 5	6.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.2%
75 and over	6.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Webster County
No high school diploma	26.7%	13.4%
High school graduate	41.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Webster County
Drove alone	78.6%	82.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	12.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Webster County
Poverty rate	23.0%	13.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	41	29
Median year structure built	1992	1977