Jackson County vs Stevens County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (9,964 vs 9,686 in Stevens County). Stevens County has the higher median household income ($71,060 vs $69,955 in Jackson County). Stevens County has the higher median home value ($180,800 vs $145,400 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Stevens County
Population	9,964	9,686
Median age	44.5 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,955	$71,060
Median home value	$145,400	$180,800
Median gross rent	$736	$833
Housing units	4,914	4,201
Homeownership rate	81.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Stevens County
Population	9,954 → 9,964 (+0.1%)	9,789 → 9,686 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$58,727 → $69,955 (+19.1%)	$60,559 → $71,060 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $145,400 (+16.4%)	$160,100 → $180,800 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $736 (+3.7%)	$753 → $833 (+10.6%)

Jackson County

Population

9,9549,964

Median household income

$58,727$69,955

Median home value

$124,900$145,400

Median gross rent

$710$736

Stevens County

Population

9,7899,686

Median household income

$60,559$71,060

Median home value

$160,100$180,800

Median gross rent

$753$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Stevens County
Under 5	5.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	17.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.0%
75 and over	10.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Stevens County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	1.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Stevens County
No high school diploma	6.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Stevens County
Drove alone	75.4%	71.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.9%
Walked	4.9%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.4%	7.5%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Stevens County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	7.7%
20 or more units	5.6%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Stevens County
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1956	1967