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Jackson County

Missouri · 732,994 residents (2025 est.) · 605 sq mi
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The short version

Jackson County is home to 719,976 people in Missouri. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $230,500. The foreign-born share is 7%. Density works out to 1,191 people per square mile. 59% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $68,577 at the median, 17% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,577, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Jackson County

Among the 115 counties in Missouri

  • 24th in household income$68,577
  • 9th in share with a bachelor's degree34.0%
  • 14th in home value$230,500
  • 2nd in diversity score72.9
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
719,976
+10%since 2000
from 654,880 in 2000
732,994 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,191 / sq mi
+10%since 2000
from 1,083 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.0
+5%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
605 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
625K651K677K703K729K19902000201020202024Jackson County
2024720K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(44,288)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(47,001)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(47,399)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(45,219)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(44,297)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.3%(110,406)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(96,737)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(82,065)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.3%(88,260)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(68,479)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(31,926)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(13,899)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,577
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,277 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,559
+90%since 2000
from $20,788 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.9%
+17.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.462
+3%since 2010
from 0.449 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical5.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$230,500
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $84,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,197
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $536 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.1%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 62.9% in 2000
40.9% rent
Vacancy rate
8.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 45.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+22%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67.7%(443,427)
Black23.1%(151,333)
Hispanic / Latino5.4%(35,160)
Asian1.3%(8,307)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.3%(427,242)
Black22%(158,398)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(82,126)
Asian1.8%(12,772)
Other5.5%(39,438)
Diversity Score
73
+15%since 2009
from 63 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
44
−8%since 2020
from 48 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.7%(55,624)
Central American1.6%(11,802)
Honduran0.6%(4,365)
Puerto Rican0.6%(4,050)
Salvadoran0.6%(3,973)
South American0.4%(3,186)
Guatemalan0.4%(2,753)
Cuban0.3%(2,001)
Colombian0.2%(1,204)
Venezuelan0.1%(699)
Spaniard0.1%(614)
Ecuadorian0.1%(578)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(421)
Dominican0.1%(385)
Peruvian0%(232)
Chilean0%(204)
Argentine0%(153)
Nicaraguan0%(147)
Uruguayan0%(52)
Bolivian0%(22)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(2,475)
Asian Indian0.3%(2,181)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,027)
Chinese0.3%(1,892)
Korean0.2%(1,221)
Pakistani0.1%(693)
Thai0.1%(585)
Burmese0.1%(445)
Japanese0%(274)
Cambodian0%(236)
Laotian0%(192)
Taiwanese0%(188)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(147)
Malaysian0%(59)
Okinawan0%(38)
Bhutanese0%(36)
Uzbek0%(15)
Nepalese0%(12)
Kazakh0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.3%(1,842)
Chamorro0%(248)
Guamanian0%(75)
Ancestry
German15.3%(110,375)
English10.7%(76,753)
Irish10.1%(72,890)
American4.1%(29,862)
Italian3.1%(22,095)
Scottish1.8%(12,714)
French1.7%(12,238)
Polish1.3%(9,374)
Swedish1%(7,435)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(6,107)
Dutch0.8%(5,594)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.8%(5,443)
Welsh0.6%(4,213)
Arab0.5%(3,590)
British0.4%(2,559)
Russian0.3%(2,365)
Czech0.3%(2,341)
Danish0.3%(2,312)
West Indian0.3%(2,163)
Nigerian0.2%(1,604)
Swiss0.2%(1,539)
French Canadian0.2%(1,513)
Greek0.2%(1,395)
Jamaican0.2%(1,116)
Somali0.2%(1,081)
Croatian0.1%(1,043)
Austrian0.1%(934)
Belgian0.1%(877)
Ukrainian0.1%(861)
Lebanese0.1%(807)
Palestinian0.1%(777)
Canadian0.1%(754)
Haitian0.1%(740)
Lithuanian0.1%(668)
Portuguese0.1%(663)
Hungarian0.1%(629)
Ethiopian0.1%(623)
Kenyan0.1%(590)
Egyptian0.1%(574)
Finnish0.1%(431)
Syrian0.1%(428)
Moroccan0.1%(423)
Iranian0.1%(404)
Slovak0.1%(371)
Australian0%(283)
Romanian0%(274)
Iraqi0%(238)
Brazilian0%(236)
Ghanaian0%(229)
Turkish0%(228)
Slovene0%(181)
Armenian0%(156)
Serbian0%(118)
Jordanian0%(99)
Guyanese0%(99)
Latvian0%(47)
Israeli0%(44)
Barbadian0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.0%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 23.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+57%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.7%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 81.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.8%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.9%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 67.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.3%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 12.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.0%
+14.9 ptssince 2017
from 76.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 90.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 5.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.4%(109,858)
Married46.7%(130,314)
Widowed2.7%(7,429)
Divorced11.2%(31,240)
Women 15+
Never married35%(105,761)
Married42.5%(128,431)
Widowed7.9%(23,789)
Divorced14.7%(44,466)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 57.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 69.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 30.1% 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)24%(8,308)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(7,512)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(11,647)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(1,649)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(501)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 34,661 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990633,232$66,849$139,20420.0%50.2
2000654,880$71,549$154,65923.4%60.6
2010674,158$66,537$186,87026.9%67.0
2020717,204$69,038$190,53332.1%74.5
2024719,976$68,577$230,50034.0%72.9

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Jackson County, Missouri?

Jackson County, Missouri has about 719,976 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Jackson County, Missouri?

The typical household in Jackson County, Missouri earns about $68,577 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jackson County, Missouri expensive?

In Jackson County, Missouri, the median home is worth about $230,500, and the typical rent is about $1,197 a month.

How educated are people in Jackson County, Missouri?

About 34.0% of adults age 25 and over in Jackson County, Missouri hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jackson County, Missouri?

About 14.1% of people in Jackson County, Missouri live below the federal poverty line.

Has Jackson County, Missouri grown since 1990?

Yes, Jackson County, Missouri has grown since 1990. The population has added about 86,744 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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