Calhoun County vs Jackson County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (160,187 vs 133,846 in Calhoun County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($65,004 vs $60,385 in Calhoun County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $151,500 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
Population	133,846	160,187
Median age	40.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,385	$65,004
Median home value	$151,500	$182,900
Median gross rent	$937	$958
Housing units	59,626	69,188
Homeownership rate	72.4%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
Population	134,212 → 133,846 (-0.3%)	158,636 → 160,187 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$48,607 → $60,385 (+24.2%)	$53,658 → $65,004 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $151,500 (+37.7%)	$131,600 → $182,900 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $937 (+24.8%)	$782 → $958 (+22.5%)

Calhoun County

Population

134,212133,846

Median household income

$48,607$60,385

Median home value

$110,000$151,500

Median gross rent

$751$937

Jackson County

Population

158,636160,187

Median household income

$53,658$65,004

Median home value

$131,600$182,900

Median gross rent

$782$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.1%
75 and over	7.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	82.5%
Black or African American	9.9%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	2.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	9.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	35.1%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
Drove alone	80.4%	79.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	2.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.2%	9.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	73.6%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	5.5%
20 or more units	8.6%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1961	1966