Jackson County vs Livingston County

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

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

Livingston County has the higher population (195,143 vs 160,187 in Jackson County). Livingston County has the higher median household income ($101,315 vs $65,004 in Jackson County). Livingston County has the higher median home value ($331,100 vs $182,900 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Livingston County
Population	160,187	195,143
Median age	41.2 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,004	$101,315
Median home value	$182,900	$331,100
Median gross rent	$958	$1,236
Housing units	69,188	79,520
Homeownership rate	75.0%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Livingston County
Population	158,636 → 160,187 (+1.0%)	189,754 → 195,143 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$53,658 → $65,004 (+21.1%)	$84,221 → $101,315 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $182,900 (+39.0%)	$247,100 → $331,100 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $958 (+22.5%)	$1,053 → $1,236 (+17.4%)

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

Livingston County

Population

189,754195,143

Median household income

$84,221$101,315

Median home value

$247,100$331,100

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Livingston County
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.8%
75 and over	7.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Livingston County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	92.8%
Black or African American	7.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Livingston County
No high school diploma	7.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Livingston County
Drove alone	79.8%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	14.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Livingston County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Livingston County
Poverty rate	12.2%	4.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1966	1990