COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jackson County

Kansas · 12,657 residents · 656 sq mi

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With 12,657 people, Jackson County is a county in Kansas. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $79,100. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.8% of people here. Headcount has barely moved since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 71%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,657

+10%since 1990

from 11,525 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

+7%since 1990

from 34.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

656 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.9%(874)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.4%(937)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(1,093)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.8%(990)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.3%(538)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.3%(1,427)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.4%(1,953)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(1,741)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.6%(1,215)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.4%(939)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.1%(646)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(304)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,451

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,398 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,606

+71%since 1990

from $10,891 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.8%

−3.2 ptssince 1990

from 12.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,100

+71%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

+38%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $249 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.6%

−0.7 ptssince 1990

from 81.4% in 1990

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(10,747)

Black0.4%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(172)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(11,344)

Black0.5%(66)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(189)

Asian0.2%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(437)

Central American2.3%(302)

Guatemalan2.1%(283)

Puerto Rican0.1%(16)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Honduran0.1%(9)

South American0%(1)

Uruguayan0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(38)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Korean0.1%(8)

Filipino0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(33)

Tongan0.2%(33)

Ancestry

German27.2%(3,627)

Irish13.9%(1,849)

English13.2%(1,757)

American7.5%(1,003)

French2.2%(299)

Dutch2.2%(288)

Swedish1.8%(239)

Scottish1.8%(235)

Italian1.7%(232)

Welsh1.6%(209)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(154)

Czech1.1%(152)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(94)

Belgian0.5%(73)

Norwegian0.5%(71)

Polish0.5%(67)

British0.4%(59)

Swiss0.4%(59)

French Canadian0.2%(31)

Portuguese0.2%(21)

West Indian0.2%(21)

Jamaican0.2%(21)

Russian0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Arab0%(5)

Latvian0%(5)

Lebanese0%(3)

Austrian0%(3)

Greek0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(3)

Syrian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

+5.0 ptssince 1990

from 10.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

87.7%

+6.9 ptssince 1990

from 80.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

−37%since 1990

from 29.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.9%(1,035)

Married65.9%(3,114)

Widowed3.7%(173)

Divorced8.5%(403)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(833)

Married62.3%(3,132)

Widowed12.1%(606)

Divorced9%(454)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% 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)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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