Jackson County, Colorado

Jackson County has a population of 1,372 and has shrunk 12.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $239,600, about 5.0 times the county's median household income of $47,667.

Home price
$239,600
Income
$47,667
Population
1,372
Unemployment
9.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$239,600county
Median gross rent$1,701county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198052.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant40.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use28.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$989county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,262county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$47,667county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate14.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home29.7%county
Unemployment rate9.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.4%county
Economic output per resident$116,212county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.17%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time12.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport226830county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths510.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment144county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible30.6%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution57 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians73county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,372county
Land area in square miles1,614county
People per square mile of land0.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store48.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-12.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age51.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over32.6%county
Share of households that are one person28.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls19.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents363county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-51county
Households that moved in260,399(statewide)
Households that moved away249,598(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$81,157(statewide)
Average income of departing households$82,027(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature38.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.7 incounty
Annual snowfall52.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing239 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days86 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 15county
Average first fall frostSep 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use747 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity33.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood25.5%county
Households with broadband79.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk5.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk67.5county
Hail risk12.2county
Earthquake risk18.1county
Tornado risk3.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk5.9county
Strong wind risk1.9county
Wildfire risk24.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jackson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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