Jackson County, Indiana

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 46,319
Median household income: $70,208
Median home value: $174,500

Jackson County is a county in Indiana with a population of 46,319. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $70,208 runs in line with the Indiana figure of $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Jackson County's population grew 5.2% from 44,025 to 46,319, while its median household income rose 37.0% from $51,250 to $70,208.

82.9% of workers drive to work alone. 70.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,319
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,208
Median home value: $174,500
Median gross rent: $946
Housing units: 19,231
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,02546,319

Median household income

$51,250$70,208

Median home value

$125,300$174,500

Median gross rent

$767$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,025	$51,250	$125,300	$767
2020	44,077	$55,097	$131,000	$780
2021	45,948	$59,504	$137,900	$823
2022	46,212	$65,609	$161,300	$905
2023	46,319	$70,208	$174,500	$946

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,216	6.9%
5 to 17	8,440	18.2%
18 to 24	3,688	8.0%
25 to 34	5,780	12.5%
35 to 44	6,262	13.5%
45 to 54	5,460	11.8%
55 to 64	6,048	13.1%
65 to 74	4,259	9.2%
75 and over	3,166	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,379	80.7%
Black or African American	509	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	1,016	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	199	0.4%
Two or more races	900	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,288	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,355	10.8%
High school graduate	12,244	39.5%
Some college or associate's	9,096	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,329	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,951	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,260	82.9%
Carpooled	1,938	8.8%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	521	2.4%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	844	3.8%
Other means	447	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,808	36.9%
15 to 29 min	7,051	33.3%
30 to 44 min	3,750	17.7%
45 to 59 min	975	4.6%
60+ min	1,590	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 11.2% (5,067 of 45,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,007	67.7%
Nonfamily households	5,738	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,745	92.3%
Vacant	1,486	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,038	73.5%
Renter-occupied	4,707	26.5%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,594	70.7%
1-unit, attached	265	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1,200	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1,386	7.2%
20 or more units	616	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2,170	11.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 18071
State: Indiana
Land area: 510 sq mi
Water area: 3.93 sq mi
Center point: 38.9120, -86.0425