Jackson County, Ohio

Jackson County has a population of 32,650 and has grown 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $57,106.

Home price
$150,700
Income
$57,106
Population
32,650
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$150,700county
Median gross rent$769county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$762county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,256county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$57,106county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate18.5%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government14.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$40,260county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.90%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport93330county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 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 station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths21.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher15.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment4600county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.7%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population32,650county
Land area in square miles420county
People per square mile of land77.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store6.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.5%county
Population change since 2020+0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents242county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in561county
Households that moved away576county
Average income of arriving households$49,050county
Average income of departing households$43,590county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year30county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.8 incounty
Annual snowfall34.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.01 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$191county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh19.6¢county
Household electricity use972 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.7%county
Homes heated by propane10.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband84.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk57.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.0county
Landslide risk85.9county
Hail risk31.5county
Earthquake risk45.5county
Tornado risk33.9county
Tropical cyclone risk49.4county
Extreme heat risk72.8county
Winter weather risk28.0county
Strong wind risk30.0county
Wildfire risk20.4county

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

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