COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson County

Ohio · 30,230 residents · 420 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 30,230 people in Ohio. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 36%. Median home value sits at $38,700. The poverty rate is 24.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,230

−7%vs 2000

vs 32,641 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

420 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(2,111)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,410)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(2,316)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(2,382)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,875)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(4,577)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(4,519)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,906)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(2,902)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(2,404)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,420)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(408)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,298

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,661 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,228

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,789 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.2%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,700

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(31,832)

Black0.6%(192)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(197)

Asian0.2%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(29,906)

Black0.6%(180)

Hispanic / Latino0%(14)

Asian0.2%(51)

Other0.3%(93)

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%(278)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Puerto Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.2%(74)

Filipino0.2%(55)

Bhutanese0.1%(42)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(24)

Ancestry

English12.4%(4,037)

Irish11.9%(3,876)

German11.7%(3,833)

American7.1%(2,315)

Welsh3.9%(1,285)

Scottish1.5%(486)

Italian1.1%(375)

Scotch-Irish1%(322)

French0.7%(220)

Dutch0.6%(207)

Polish0.4%(146)

Swedish0.3%(99)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(69)

French Canadian0.2%(61)

British0.1%(45)

Canadian0.1%(39)

Norwegian0.1%(37)

Ukrainian0.1%(31)

Danish0.1%(23)

West Indian0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Hungarian0%(13)

Armenian0%(11)

Brazilian0%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

Russian0%(9)

Romanian0%(8)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

Austrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 19.8 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 married28.3%(3,642)

Married55%(7,068)

Widowed3.4%(441)

Divorced13.3%(1,710)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(2,700)

Married53.6%(7,214)

Widowed10.4%(1,404)

Divorced15.8%(2,130)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.6%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.4%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% 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)22%(528)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(462)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(776)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,397 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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