Jackson County vs Marion County

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

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

Marion County has the higher population (346,532 vs 222,563 in Jackson County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($74,624 vs $71,443 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($400,200 vs $383,300 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Marion County
Population	222,563	346,532
Median age	42.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,443	$74,624
Median home value	$400,200	$383,300
Median gross rent	$1,310	$1,333
Housing units	97,083	130,600
Homeownership rate	65.0%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Marion County
Population	216,574 → 222,563 (+2.8%)	339,641 → 346,532 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$53,412 → $71,443 (+33.8%)	$59,625 → $74,624 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$280,300 → $400,200 (+42.8%)	$247,100 → $383,300 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$993 → $1,310 (+31.9%)	$985 → $1,333 (+35.3%)

Jackson County

Population

216,574222,563

Median household income

$53,412$71,443

Median home value

$280,300$400,200

Median gross rent

$993$1,310

Marion County

Population

339,641346,532

Median household income

$59,625$74,624

Median home value

$247,100$383,300

Median gross rent

$985$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
Under 5	5.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.9%
75 and over	9.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	61.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Marion County
No high school diploma	8.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
Drove alone	73.8%	71.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.8%	1.3%
Walked	2.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.2%	11.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	11.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Marion County
Poverty rate	12.4%	13.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1984	1979