Jackson County vs Watonwan County

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

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

Watonwan County has the higher population (11,169 vs 9,964 in Jackson County). Watonwan County has the higher median household income ($70,593 vs $69,955 in Jackson County). Watonwan County has the higher median home value ($151,600 vs $145,400 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
Population	9,964	11,169
Median age	44.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,955	$70,593
Median home value	$145,400	$151,600
Median gross rent	$736	$807
Housing units	4,914	4,904
Homeownership rate	81.3%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
Population	9,954 → 9,964 (+0.1%)	10,972 → 11,169 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$58,727 → $69,955 (+19.1%)	$54,065 → $70,593 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $145,400 (+16.4%)	$96,900 → $151,600 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $736 (+3.7%)	$669 → $807 (+20.6%)

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

Watonwan County

Population

10,97211,169

Median household income

$54,065$70,593

Median home value

$96,900$151,600

Median gross rent

$669$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
Under 5	5.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	10.9%
75 and over	10.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	69.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
No high school diploma	6.1%	11.6%
High school graduate	31.7%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
Drove alone	75.4%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.2%
Public transit	0.4%	1.8%
Walked	4.9%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	5.2%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Watonwan County
Poverty rate	9.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1956	1961