Jackson County vs St. Louis County

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

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

St. Louis County has the higher population (996,618 vs 717,021 in Jackson County). St. Louis County has the higher median household income ($81,340 vs $67,178 in Jackson County). St. Louis County has the higher median home value ($260,700 vs $213,300 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
Population	717,021	996,618
Median age	36.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,178	$81,340
Median home value	$213,300	$260,700
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,164
Housing units	333,385	445,472
Homeownership rate	58.8%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
Population	696,216 → 717,021 (+3.0%)	996,919 → 996,618 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$55,134 → $67,178 (+21.8%)	$67,420 → $81,340 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $213,300 (+44.7%)	$198,800 → $260,700 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,151 (+26.5%)	$983 → $1,164 (+18.4%)

Jackson County

Population

696,216717,021

Median household income

$55,134$67,178

Median home value

$147,400$213,300

Median gross rent

$910$1,151

St. Louis County

Population

996,919996,618

Median household income

$67,420$81,340

Median home value

$198,800$260,700

Median gross rent

$983$1,164

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
Under 5	6.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.9%
75 and over	6.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	62.0%
Black or African American	22.3%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
Drove alone	74.8%	73.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.2%
Public transit	1.4%	1.4%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.4%	16.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
1-unit, detached	66.5%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	10.6%
20 or more units	11.0%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	St. Louis County
Poverty rate	13.8%	9.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1970	1968