In 2021, Jackson County, SD had a population of 2.87k people with a median age of 32.7 and a median household income of $25,357. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Jackson County, SD declined from 3,296 to 2,868, a −13% decrease and its median household income grew from $24,549 to $25,357, a 3.29% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jackson County, SD are American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (61.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (35.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.48%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.453%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.384%).
None of the households in Jackson County, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.5% of the residents in Jackson County, SD are U.S. citizens.
In 2021, the median property value in Jackson County, SD was $100,000, and the homeownership rate was 62%.
Most people in Jackson County, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Jackson County, SD was 2 cars per household.
Jackson County, SD borders Bennett County, SD, Haakon County, SD, Jones County, SD, Mellette County, SD, Oglala Lakota County, SD, Pennington County, SD, and Todd County, SD.