Jackson County, Kentucky

Jackson County has a population of 13,086 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $40,000.

Home price
$111,500
Income
$40,000
Population
13,086
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$111,500county
Median gross rent$665county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198032.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,204county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$40,000county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate19.5%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 home7.9%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.4%county
Share of workers employed by government23.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$15,812county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time37.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.0%county
Traffic deaths15.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher8.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher75.1%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1997county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible72.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population13,086county
Land area in square miles345county
People per square mile of land37.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.2%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages0.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents247county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in251county
Households that moved away191county
Average income of arriving households$40,127county
Average income of departing households$33,801county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,144 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane15.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.8%county
Homes heated by wood15.1%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk42.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk88.1county
Hail risk43.8county
Earthquake risk36.3county
Tornado risk31.8county
Tropical cyclone risk39.3county
Extreme heat risk33.7county
Winter weather risk52.5county
Strong wind risk43.8county
Wildfire risk79.8county

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 Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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