COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jackson County

Missouri · 654,880 residents · 605 sq mi

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With 654,880 people, Jackson County is a county in Missouri. Median home value sits at $84,900. Median household income is $39,277, close to the national figure. Headcount has barely moved since 1990. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.2

US median: 35.2

Average education

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

654,880

+3%since 1990

from 633,232 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

+6%since 1990

from 33.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

605 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024720K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57%(45,894)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.2%(47,345)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(47,964)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(44,831)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.5%(42,528)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.8%(97,129)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.2%(106,336)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(86,200)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.3%(54,672)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.5%(42,655)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(28,837)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(10,489)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,277

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,853 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,788

+52%since 1990

from $13,712 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.9%

−1.1 ptssince 1990

from 13.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,900

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $58,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$536

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $402 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

62.9%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 61.3% in 1990

37.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.6%(478,889)

Black21.4%(135,696)

Hispanic / Latino3%(18,689)

Asian0.9%(5,917)

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.7%(443,427)

Black23.1%(151,333)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(35,160)

Asian1.3%(8,307)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Costa Rican0%(124)

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)

Indonesian0%(39)

Okinawan0%(38)

Bhutanese0%(36)

Sri Lankan0%(23)

Uzbek0%(15)

Nepalese0%(12)

Kazakh0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(1,842)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(385)

Chamorro0%(248)

Marshallese0%(165)

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)

Subsaharan African1.2%(8,892)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(106)

Jordanian0%(99)

Guyanese0%(99)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(74)

Latvian0%(47)

Israeli0%(44)

Barbadian0%(15)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

+3.5 ptssince 1990

from 20.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

83.4%

+3.9 ptssince 1990

from 79.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.9%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 6.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−29%since 1990

from 21.1 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 married31.7%(76,967)

Married54.4%(131,933)

Widowed2.6%(6,242)

Divorced11.3%(27,475)

Women 15+

Never married26.1%(70,681)

Married49%(132,785)

Widowed10.6%(28,776)

Divorced14.2%(38,584)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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