With 9,933 people, Jackson County is a county in Minnesota. Few US counties rank higher on income. At a median age of 44.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. There are 14 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $157,100.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,743, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jackson County
What changed most since 1990
Population11,677 → 9,933(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.7% → 89.8%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$77,762 → $157,100(+102%)US over the same years: +67%
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)11.1%(66)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(108)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.3%(251)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.8%(58)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 594 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
11,677
$55,578
$77,762
10.0%
5.6
2000
11,268
$66,939
$115,493
14.2%
9.3
2010
10,266
$67,424
$144,289
16.2%
13.2
2020
9,989
$75,727
$148,232
22.7%
22.7
2024
9,933
$75,743
$157,100
26.1%
23.7
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.
