Jackson County vs Perry County

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

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

Perry County has the higher population (35,474 vs 32,588 in Jackson County). Perry County has the higher median household income ($64,737 vs $58,409 in Jackson County). Perry County has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $140,400 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Perry County
Population	32,588	35,474
Median age	40.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,409	$64,737
Median home value	$140,400	$178,300
Median gross rent	$773	$727
Housing units	14,490	15,021
Homeownership rate	73.4%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Perry County
Population	32,450 → 32,588 (+0.4%)	36,022 → 35,474 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$47,550 → $58,409 (+22.8%)	$50,150 → $64,737 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $140,400 (+44.1%)	$114,100 → $178,300 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $773 (+9.8%)	$646 → $727 (+12.5%)

Jackson County

Population

32,45032,588

Median household income

$47,550$58,409

Median home value

$97,400$140,400

Median gross rent

$704$773

Perry County

Population

36,02235,474

Median household income

$50,150$64,737

Median home value

$114,100$178,300

Median gross rent

$646$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Perry County
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.4%
75 and over	6.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Perry County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	95.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Perry County
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.7%
High school graduate	47.0%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Perry County
Drove alone	81.8%	85.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	3.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Perry County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Perry County
Poverty rate	17.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1977	1978