Jackson County, IA has a population of 19,529 people with a median age of 44.6 and a median household income of $49,115. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Jackson County, IA declined from 19,572 to 19,529, a 0.22% decrease and its median household income grew from $49,028 to $49,115, a 0.18% increase.
The population of Jackson County, IA is 95.9% White, 1.35% Hispanic, and 1.31% Two+. 1.44% of the people in Jackson County, IA speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Jackson County, IA are University of Dubuque, with 515 graduates, Loras College, with 405 graduates, and Clarke University, with 319 graduates.
The median property value in Jackson County, IA is $116,400, and the homeownership rate is 74.5%. Most people in Jackson County, IA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Jackson County, IA is 2 cars per household.
Jackson County, IA is the 36th most populated county in Iowa and borders Carroll County, IL; Jo Daviess County, IL; Clinton County, IA; Dubuque County, IA; and Jones County, IA.
The economy of Jackson County, IA employs 9,379 people. The economy of Jackson County, IA is specialized in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; Manufacturing; and Transportation & Warehousing, which employ respectively 5.06; 1.68; and 1.25 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Jackson County, IA are Manufacturing (1,632), Healthcare & Social Assistance (1,306), and Retail trade (1,246), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($49,659), Transportation & Warehousing ($45,313), and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing ($45,096).
Median household income in Jackson County, IA is $49,115. Males in Jackson County, IA have an average income that is 1.46 times higher than the average income of females, which is $39,948. The income inequality of Jackson County, IA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.471 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Jackson County, IA. In Jackson County, IA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 46 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,130. Wapello County, IA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Iowa.
Jackson County, IA is home to a population of 19,529 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Jackson County, IA is composed of 18,729 White residents (95.9%), 264 Hispanic residents (1.35%), 256 Two+ residents (1.31%), 120 Hawaiian residents (0.61%), and 78 Asian residents (0.4%). The most common foreign languages in Jackson County, IA are German (175 speakers), Spanish (100 speakers), and Other Pacific Island (47 speakers), but compared to other places, Jackson County, IA has a relative high number of German (175 speakers), Other Pacific Island (47 speakers), and Scandinavian (12 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Dubuque City PUMA, IA awarded 1,507 degrees. The student population of Dubuque City PUMA, IA is skewed towards females, with 651 male students and 856 female students. Most students in Dubuque City PUMA, IA are White (1,224 and 81.2%), followed by Unknown (76 and 5.04%), Hispanic or Latino (54 and 3.58%), and Black or African American (53 and 3.52%). The largest universities in Dubuque City PUMA, IA by number of graduates are University of Dubuque (515 and 34.2%), Loras College (405 and 26.9%), and Clarke University (319 and 21.2%). The most popular majors in Dubuque City PUMA, IA are General Business Administration & Management (108 and 7.17%), Registered Nursing (77 and 5.11%), and General Psychology (71 and 4.71%). The median tuition costs in Dubuque City PUMA, IA are N/A for private four year colleges, and $29,900 and $29,900 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Jackson County, IA is $116,400, which is 0.57 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $114,300 to $116,400, a 1.84% increase. The homeownership rate of Jackson County, IA is 74.5%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Jackson County, IA have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Jackson County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.