Demographics of Jackson County, Ohio

Jackson County, Ohio had 32,817 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +146 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

32,817
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +146 people.; 40.0 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,106 ±$5,476
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, Ohio's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Ohio'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, Ohio's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Ohio'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	32,671	100.0	100.0
2021	32,533	99.6	100.2
2022	32,606	99.8	100.7
2023	32,646	99.9	101.6
2024	32,741	100.2	102.5
2025	32,817	100.4	103.1

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Population of Jackson County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	32,671	+18	−30	0	+40
2021	32,533	−138	−106	+3	−65
2022	32,606	+73	−136	+20	+202
2023	32,646	+40	−46	+21	+69
2024	32,741	+95	−5	+18	+86
2025	32,817	+76	−14	+14	+74

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±0.7: for men 38.0 ±1.0 and for women 41.2 ±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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,152 ±113	6.6% ±0.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,615 ±364	17.2% ±1.1	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,539 ±303	7.8% ±0.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,972 ±398	24.4% ±1.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,515 ±433	26.1% ±1.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,857 ±433	17.9% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,106 ±$5,476, and income per person $30,379 ±$3,229, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,987 ±482	23.1% ±3.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,751 ±441	21.3% ±3.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,643 ±466	20.4% ±3.6	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,678 ±361	13.0% ±2.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,533 ±279	11.9% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	731 ±233	5.7% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	610 ±222	4.7% ±1.7	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	5,923 ±1,211	18.5% ±3.8	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,653 ±399	22.0% ±4.9	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,992 ±758	18.0% ±4.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,278 ±326	16.2% ±4.0	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	14,548 ±30	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±2.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.9% ±2.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.1% ±2.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,700 ±$10,580	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$769 ±$38	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	332 ±0	1.0% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,117 ±83	95.3% ±0.3	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	122 to 378	0.4% to 1.2%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 343	0% to 1.1%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	49 to 173	0.2% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	668 ±161	2.0% ±0.5	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	27,701 ±647	84.8% ±2.0	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,451 ±562	13.6% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 451	0.1% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	60 to 450	0.2% to 1.4%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 213	< 0.1% to 0.7%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 320	0% to 1.0%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

71st of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Coshocton County	37,188	+1.6%
Williams County	36,549	−1.4%
Morrow County	36,305	+3.7%
Perry County	35,918	+1.3%
Putnam County	34,380	> −0.1%
Jackson County	32,817	+0.4%
Hardin County	30,072	−2.1%
Gallia County	29,072	−0.5%
Van Wert County	29,013	+0.3%
Fayette County	28,552	−1.4%
Adams County	27,865	+1.5%

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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