Jackson County vs Stanley County

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

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

Stanley County has the higher population (3,012 vs 2,826 in Jackson County). Stanley County has the higher median household income ($77,000 vs $26,686 in Jackson County). Stanley County has the higher median home value ($169,900 vs $111,500 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Stanley County
Population	2,826	3,012
Median age	33.2 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$26,686	$77,000
Median home value	$111,500	$169,900
Median gross rent	$460	$896
Housing units	1,018	1,541
Homeownership rate	60.8%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Stanley County
Population	3,290 → 2,826 (-14.1%)	3,017 → 3,012 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$33,295 → $26,686 (-19.8%)	$71,382 → $77,000 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $111,500 (+112.4%)	$163,300 → $169,900 (+4.0%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $460 (-15.4%)	$772 → $896 (+16.1%)

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

Stanley County

Population

3,0173,012

Median household income

$71,382$77,000

Median home value

$163,300$169,900

Median gross rent

$772$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Stanley County
Under 5	8.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	25.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	5.3%	13.7%
75 and over	7.2%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Stanley County
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62.3%	2.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Stanley County
No high school diploma	10.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	46.0%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Stanley County
Drove alone	76.3%	86.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	16.3%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Stanley County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	9.1%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Stanley County
Poverty rate	37.5%	2.1%
Average household size	3.74	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	10	15
Median year structure built	1977	1993