Jackson County

Jackson County has 13,086 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $40,000, 37% below the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $111,500, and 9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

13,086residentsACS 2020–2024

$40,000median household incomeKentucky: $64K

$111,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

83%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Jackson County in KentuckyZIP codes in Jackson County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey

Map of Kentucky with Jackson County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 5 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
40402	2,509	$56K	$74K	83%	15%	90%	39 min
40434	112	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	0%	100%	12 min
40447	8,014	$35K	$107K	73%	7%	82%	35 min
40481	209	$50K	$-666667K	75%	4%	100%	27 min
40486	2,375	$65K	$158K	86%	8%	79%	49 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

13,086 residents in 5,122 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

24%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

6,006 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,500 (±$18,467).

77%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

26%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$665

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201911%

2000–200918%

1990–199919%

1980–198918%

1970–197916%

1960–19696%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$12,176.

$40,000

median household income

19.5%

of people live below the poverty line

4.0%

unemployment rate

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

39 min

average commute to work

36%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

83%

of households have a broadband subscription

14%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates