COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson County

Minnesota · 11,677 residents · 703 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 11,677 people in Minnesota. Median home value sits at $32,400. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $239 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,677

+4%vs 2000

vs 11,268 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

703 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(796)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(932)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(926)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(753)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(520)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,599)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(1,507)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,097)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,220)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(1,179)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(793)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(355)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,157

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,746 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,287

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,499 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,400

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$239

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(10,839)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(210)

Asian1.4%(155)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(11,419)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(71)

Asian1.6%(189)

Other0.6%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(371)

Central American0.7%(72)

Salvadoran0.4%(41)

Guatemalan0.2%(20)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Nicaraguan0.1%(11)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(50)

Laotian0.3%(29)

Korean0.2%(23)

Burmese0.2%(15)

Thai0.1%(6)

Singaporean0.1%(5)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Ancestry

German47.3%(4,703)

Norwegian11.6%(1,150)

Irish10.1%(1,002)

English4.9%(484)

American4.1%(411)

Dutch3.6%(361)

Swedish3.4%(339)

Czech2.5%(253)

Polish1.7%(164)

French1.3%(129)

Danish1.3%(125)

Subsaharan African1.2%(118)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.8%(78)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(40)

Italian0.4%(35)

French Canadian0.3%(34)

Finnish0.3%(32)

Austrian0.3%(30)

Slovak0.2%(23)

Belgian0.2%(21)

Welsh0.2%(19)

Swiss0.2%(17)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

British0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(5)

Arab0%(4)

Iranian0%(4)

Canadian0%(2)

Serbian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.2%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.5 min

+150%vs 2000

vs 11.0 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 married30.7%(1,276)

Married56.8%(2,360)

Widowed3.1%(129)

Divorced9.4%(392)

Women 15+

Never married21%(837)

Married57.2%(2,282)

Widowed9.7%(386)

Divorced12.2%(488)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 78.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)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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