Demographics of Jackson County, Iowa

Jackson County, Iowa had 19,288 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −159 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson County, in four figures

19,288
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −159 people.; 44.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,186 ±$6,396
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Jackson County, Iowa's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Jackson County, Iowa's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,447	100.0	100.0
2021	19,394	99.7	100.2
2022	19,333	99.4	100.7
2023	19,343	99.5	101.6
2024	19,351	99.5	102.5
2025	19,288	99.2	103.1

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Population of Jackson County, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,447	−30	0	0	−31
2021	19,394	−53	−74	+6	+1
2022	19,333	−61	−47	+14	−15
2023	19,343	+10	−4	+17	+4
2024	19,351	+8	−25	+9	+26
2025	19,288	−63	−32	+6	−37

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±0.7: for men 42.2 ±1.1 and for women 47.5 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	1,075 ±64	5.5% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,228 ±192	16.6% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,271 ±124	6.6% ±0.6	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,167 ±216	21.5% ±1.1	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,345 ±271	27.6% ±1.4	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,304 ±280	22.2% ±1.4	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,186 ±$6,396, and income per person $40,794 ±$2,644, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	1,193 ±187	14.5% ±2.2	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,423 ±196	17.3% ±2.3	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,533 ±202	18.6% ±2.4	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,432 ±198	17.4% ±2.4	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,424 ±190	17.3% ±2.3	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	737 ±167	8.9% ±2.0	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	500 ±110	6.1% ±1.3	8.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	1,849 ±336	9.7% ±1.8	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	520 ±110	12.2% ±2.5	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	845 ±188	9.2% ±2.0	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	484 ±108	8.4% ±1.8	8.8% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	Iowa	United States
Housing units	9,282 ±37	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±2.0	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.0	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.4	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,000 ±$9,493	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$807 ±$51	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jackson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	306 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,158 ±113	93.6% ±0.6	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	79 to 299	0.4% to 1.5%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 211	0% to 1.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 204	0.1% to 1.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	500 ±104	2.6% ±0.5	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jackson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	15,251 ±393	78.7% ±2.0	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,949 ±402	20.4% ±2.1	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 72	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	47 to 261	0.2% to 1.3%	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10 to 82	0.1% to 0.4%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 212	< 0.1% to 1.1%	3.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jackson County among the counties of Iowa

35th of 99 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Counties of Iowa near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Buchanan County	20,883	+1.3%
Buena Vista County	20,449	−1.7%
Carroll County	20,303	−2.0%
Winneshiek County	19,733	−1.6%
Henry County	19,349	−5.4%
Jackson County	19,288	−0.8%
Fayette County	19,047	−2.1%
Poweshiek County	18,368	−1.4%
Cedar County	18,359	−0.7%
Dickinson County	18,077	+1.7%
Delaware County	17,674	+1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026