Jackson County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jackson County, Indiana. Population: 46.2K.

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Median Home Price

$230.7K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$70.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$57.1K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$824

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.36%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,167

Property Tax$68.67

Insurance$96.13

Total Monthly$1,331

Historical Home Prices

2015

$119.7K

2016

$124.3K

+3.9%%

2017

$128.9K

+3.7%%

2018

$134.9K

+4.6%%

2019

$143.1K

+6.0%%

2020

$157.8K

+10.3%%

2021

$175.3K

+11.1%%

2022

$189.4K

+8.0%%

2023

$200.8K

+6.0%%

2024

$211.5K

+5.3%%

2025

$218.7K

+3.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.5

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

80.7%

Black

1.1%

Hispanic

13.6%

Asian

2.2%

Two or More Races

1.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

54°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

207

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

47.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 53/100

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