Jackson County vs Monroe County

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

Jackson County and Monroe 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 155,001 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median household income ($75,272 vs $65,004 in Jackson County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($215,700 vs $182,900 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Monroe County
Population	160,187	155,001
Median age	41.2 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,004	$75,272
Median home value	$182,900	$215,700
Median gross rent	$958	$1,017
Housing units	69,188	66,300
Homeownership rate	75.0%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Monroe County
Population	158,636 → 160,187 (+1.0%)	149,727 → 155,001 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$53,658 → $65,004 (+21.1%)	$62,203 → $75,272 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$131,600 → $182,900 (+39.0%)	$161,700 → $215,700 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $958 (+22.5%)	$834 → $1,017 (+21.9%)

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

Monroe County

Population

149,727155,001

Median household income

$62,203$75,272

Median home value

$161,700$215,700

Median gross rent

$834$1,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Monroe County
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.8%
75 and over	7.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Monroe County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	89.2%
Black or African American	7.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Monroe County
No high school diploma	7.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	35.7%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Monroe County
Drove alone	79.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Monroe County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.4%
20 or more units	4.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Monroe County
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1966	1973