Jackson County vs Mineral County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (27,753 vs 26,922 in Mineral County). Mineral County has the higher median household income ($68,049 vs $55,671 in Jackson County). Mineral County has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $154,600 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Population	27,753	26,922
Median age	43.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,671	$68,049
Median home value	$154,600	$180,400
Median gross rent	$720	$684
Housing units	12,882	12,526
Homeownership rate	77.1%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Population	28,907 → 27,753 (-4.0%)	27,167 → 26,922 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$47,837 → $55,671 (+16.4%)	$49,936 → $68,049 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$130,600 → $154,600 (+18.4%)	$148,200 → $180,400 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $720 (+10.8%)	$671 → $684 (+1.9%)

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

Mineral County

Population

27,16726,922

Median household income

$49,936$68,049

Median home value

$148,200$180,400

Median gross rent

$671$684

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.2%
75 and over	8.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Mineral County
No high school diploma	10.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	37.7%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Drove alone	79.3%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	2.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Mineral County
1-unit, detached	69.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Mineral County
Poverty rate	17.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1982	1976