Demographics of Jackson County, Minnesota

Jackson County, Minnesota had 9,857 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −133 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

9,857
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −133 people.; 44.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,743 ±$3,304
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, Minnesota's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Minnesota'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, Minnesota's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Minnesota'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	9,990	100.0	100.0
2021	10,005	100.2	100.2
2022	9,900	99.1	100.7
2023	9,898	99.1	101.6
2024	9,873	98.8	102.5
2025	9,857	98.7	103.1

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Population of Jackson County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,990	+2	+3	0	−3
2021	10,005	+15	−28	+2	+32
2022	9,900	−105	−8	+15	−110
2023	9,898	−2	−24	+9	+13
2024	9,873	−25	−18	+25	−30
2025	9,857	−16	−8	+7	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.5 ±0.7: for men 43.2 ±0.6 and for women 46.1 ±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	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	574 ±60	5.8% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,589 ±107	16.0% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	644 ±69	6.5% ±0.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,216 ±110	22.3% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,587 ±117	26.0% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,323 ±153	23.4% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,743 ±$3,304, and income per person $43,301 ±$1,891, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota 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	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	612 ±112	14.0% ±2.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	790 ±122	18.0% ±2.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	760 ±108	17.3% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	729 ±88	16.6% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	863 ±113	19.7% ±2.5	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	290 ±55	6.6% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	343 ±69	7.8% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.1	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	Minnesota	United States
All ages	842 ±162	8.6% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	179 ±63	8.3% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	387 ±96	8.4% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	276 ±79	9.1% ±2.6	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,905 ±33	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±2.0	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±1.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±2.7	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,100 ±$7,318	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$787 ±$114	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±2	1979 ±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	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	484 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,923 ±20	89.8% ±0.2	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4 to 92	< 0.1% to 0.9%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	131 ±25	1.3% ±0.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	332 ±55	3.3% ±0.6	4.5% ±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	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	6,838 ±202	68.8% ±2.0	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,703 ±211	27.2% ±2.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 143	0.3% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	306 ±60	3.1% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	193 ±49	1.9% ±0.5	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	113 ±38	1.1% ±0.4	3.6% ±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 Minnesota

67th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Koochiching County	11,587	−3.7%
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%
Cottonwood County	11,405	−1.0%
Lake County	10,746	−1.6%
Jackson County	9,857	−1.3%
Swift County	9,763	−0.4%
Stevens County	9,747	+0.8%
Rock County	9,524	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County	9,477	−0.2%
Pipestone County	9,260	−1.7%

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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