COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jackson County vs Woodruff County
PLACE A
Jackson County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Woodruff County, Arkansas
Jackson County is 851% larger than Woodruff County. Jackson County earns more, with a median household income $3,750 higher. Jackson County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -14%).
JACKSON COUNTYWOODRUFF COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population54,2815,710+851% vs Woodruff County
Population density5010+41
Population growth-1.2%-13.7%+12.4 pts
Median age43.545.3−1.8
Male49.3%51.5%−2.2 pts
Female50.7%48.5%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.9%0.4%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%69.2%+19.0 pts
Black3.1%24.8%−21.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%1.4%+2.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.1%+0.4 pts
Other4.7%4.5%+0.2 pts
Median household income$51,908$48,158+$3,750
Per capita income$30,130$29,057+$1,073
Poverty rate17.3%24.1%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.504−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%16.2%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%6.6%−0.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.0%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation51.5%54.2%−2.7 pts
Median home value$159,500$106,500+$53,000
Median gross rent$780$613+$167
Owner-occupied75.1%64.7%+10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%17.3%−4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%39.6%−2.8 pts
Average commute27.322.2+5.2
Worked from home4.7%2.9%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured10.3%9.2%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025