Jackson County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (34,352 vs 32,588 in Jackson County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($82,785 vs $58,409 in Jackson County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($191,600 vs $140,400 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Population	32,588	34,352
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,409	$82,785
Median home value	$140,400	$191,600
Median gross rent	$773	$857
Housing units	14,490	13,870
Homeownership rate	73.4%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Population	32,450 → 32,588 (+0.4%)	33,911 → 34,352 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$47,550 → $58,409 (+22.8%)	$64,822 → $82,785 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $140,400 (+44.1%)	$155,800 → $191,600 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $773 (+9.8%)	$701 → $857 (+22.3%)

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

Putnam County

Population

33,91134,352

Median household income

$64,822$82,785

Median home value

$155,800$191,600

Median gross rent

$701$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Under 5	6.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.0%
75 and over	6.6%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	12.5%	5.3%
High school graduate	47.0%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Drove alone	81.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	3.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	71.7%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	17.7%	7.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1977	1972