Jackson County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jackson County, Illinois. Population: 53.2K.

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Median Home Price

$118.8K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income

$45.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.6x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$36.4K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,385

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

2.01%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$601

Property Tax$199

Insurance$49.51

Total Monthly$849

Historical Home Prices

2015

$90.1K

2016

$85.6K

-5.0%%

2017

$83.9K

-2.0%%

2018

$55.5K

-33.9%%

2019

$78.6K

+41.7%%

2020

$87.2K

+11.0%%

2021

$98.2K

+12.6%%

2022

$100.5K

+2.3%%

2023

$103.2K

+2.7%%

2024

$107.2K

+3.8%%

2025

$119.8K

+11.8%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.6%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

72.2%

Black

14.3%

Hispanic

5.3%

Asian

3.6%

Two or More Races

3.6%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

176

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 87/100

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