With 13,341 people, Jackson County is a county in Kansas. Few US counties rank higher on income. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Density works out to 20 people per square mile. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,215, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,482 → $207,300(+145%)US over the same years: +67%
White share92.6% → 81.6%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.5% → 5.8%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)18.6%(168)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17%(154)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(344)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 905 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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Over time
Jackson County, decade by decade
Jackson County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,525
$60,957
$84,482
10.4%
17.3
2000
12,657
$73,688
$144,093
15.4%
23.7
2010
13,462
$74,459
$165,148
17.7%
31.5
2020
13,232
$72,342
$168,958
20.1%
44.0
2024
13,341
$75,215
$207,300
22.6%
39.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
