Jackson County vs Marshall County

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

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

Marshall County has the higher population (30,129 vs 27,753 in Jackson County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($60,329 vs $55,671 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($154,600 vs $139,800 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Marshall County
Population	27,753	30,129
Median age	43.3 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,671	$60,329
Median home value	$154,600	$139,800
Median gross rent	$720	$823
Housing units	12,882	14,736
Homeownership rate	77.1%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Marshall County
Population	28,907 → 27,753 (-4.0%)	31,308 → 30,129 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$47,837 → $55,671 (+16.4%)	$48,557 → $60,329 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$130,600 → $154,600 (+18.4%)	$109,300 → $139,800 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $720 (+10.8%)	$630 → $823 (+30.6%)

Jackson County

Population

28,90727,753

Median household income

$47,837$55,671

Median home value

$130,600$154,600

Median gross rent

$650$720

Marshall County

Population

31,30830,129

Median household income

$48,557$60,329

Median home value

$109,300$139,800

Median gross rent

$630$823

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	14.2%
75 and over	8.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	10.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	37.7%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Marshall County
Drove alone	79.3%	82.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	4.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	69.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	17.5%	15.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1982	1960