COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson County

Kentucky · 11,955 residents · 345 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 11,955 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 38.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 47% less than in Kentucky as a whole. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $27,000. Households take in $11,885 at the median, 61% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,955

−11%vs 2000

vs 13,495 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

345 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(834)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(994)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(965)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(1,039)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(799)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,832)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,645)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,259)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,010)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(918)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(484)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(176)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,885

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,177 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,097

−34%vs 2000

vs $10,711 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

38.2%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$170

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $301 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(13,322)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(72)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(11,914)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(15)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0.2%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(124)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0%(6)

Ancestry

American21.2%(2,774)

English15.9%(2,082)

German7.6%(991)

Irish6.6%(860)

Italian1.4%(178)

Scottish1.1%(144)

British0.9%(124)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(71)

Norwegian0.3%(45)

Welsh0.3%(36)

Russian0.2%(28)

Swiss0.2%(24)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

French0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Polish0.1%(14)

Subsaharan African0.1%(10)

Dutch0.1%(9)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Swedish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

38.3%

−14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.7 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 25.9 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 married22.2%(1,119)

Married60.3%(3,038)

Widowed4.8%(240)

Divorced12.7%(637)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(1,179)

Married51.5%(2,844)

Widowed13%(721)

Divorced14.2%(783)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−15.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.8%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% 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)41.2%(240)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(86)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.4%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.3%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 583 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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