Jackson County vs Perkins County

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

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

Perkins County has the higher population (3,058 vs 2,826 in Jackson County). Perkins County has the higher median household income ($65,455 vs $26,686 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($111,500 vs $105,900 in Perkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Perkins County
Population	2,826	3,058
Median age	33.2 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$26,686	$65,455
Median home value	$111,500	$105,900
Median gross rent	$460	$703
Housing units	1,018	1,729
Homeownership rate	60.8%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Perkins County
Population	3,290 → 2,826 (-14.1%)	2,897 → 3,058 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$33,295 → $26,686 (-19.8%)	$57,981 → $65,455 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $111,500 (+112.4%)	$102,000 → $105,900 (+3.8%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $460 (-15.4%)	$590 → $703 (+19.2%)

Jackson County

Population

3,2902,826

Median household income

$33,295$26,686

Median home value

$52,500$111,500

Median gross rent

$544$460

Perkins County

Population

2,8973,058

Median household income

$57,981$65,455

Median home value

$102,000$105,900

Median gross rent

$590$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Perkins County
Under 5	8.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	25.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	5.3%	12.6%
75 and over	7.2%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Perkins County
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62.3%	2.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Perkins County
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	46.0%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Perkins County
Drove alone	76.3%	62.3%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.3%	27.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Perkins County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Perkins County
Poverty rate	37.5%	11.7%
Average household size	3.74	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	10	16
Median year structure built	1977	1963