COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson County

Iowa · 19,950 residents · 636 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 19,950 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $41,500. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $272 a month. The average commute runs 30 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,950

−2%vs 2000

vs 20,296 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

636 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,424)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,498)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(1,716)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,420)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,051)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,855)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(2,509)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(2,005)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,798)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,201)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(313)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,487

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,529 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,467

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,329 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,500

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $386 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(20,000)

Black0.1%(19)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(121)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(19,869)

Black0%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(41)

Asian0.1%(24)

Other0.2%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(150)

Cuban0.7%(128)

Central American0.1%(14)

Honduran0.1%(14)

Spaniard0%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Asian Indian0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(38)

Ancestry

German40.4%(7,842)

Irish15.3%(2,965)

English6.6%(1,287)

American5.4%(1,045)

Polish2.6%(512)

Swiss1.5%(291)

Italian1.2%(241)

Norwegian1.1%(222)

Swedish1.1%(218)

Scottish1.1%(212)

Dutch1%(198)

French0.8%(148)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.6%(120)

Welsh0.4%(81)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(71)

Belgian0.4%(70)

Czech0.4%(70)

Austrian0.2%(30)

Latvian0.1%(24)

Greek0.1%(18)

Russian0.1%(16)

British0%(8)

Canadian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Bulgarian0%(5)

French Canadian0%(4)

Finnish0%(3)

Serbian0%(2)

West Indian0%(1)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.2%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.8 min

+82%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25%(1,999)

Married61.7%(4,932)

Widowed5%(397)

Divorced8.4%(672)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(1,434)

Married60.6%(4,749)

Widowed11.9%(931)

Divorced9.2%(717)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.6%(90)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(190)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.8%(439)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.1%(137)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,049 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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