
Missouri · FIPS 29095
Jackson ZIP codes — Jackson County, Missouri
Quick answer
Jackson County is home to 717,021 residents with a median household income of $67,178 and a median home value of $213,300. 58.8% of households own their home and 13.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Jackson ZIP code? 56 ZIP code areas fall inside Jackson County, Missouri, listed in full below.
- Population
- 717,021Jackson County residents
- Median household income
- $67,178Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $213,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,151Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.8%Owner-occupied households
Jackson County, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Jackson County is a major city in Missouri, with 717,021 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 36.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Jackson County earn a median of $67,178 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 13.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Jackson County is valued at $213,300, 29.7% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,151 a month, 18.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,812 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Jackson County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Jackson County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Missouri
Largest Census places in Missouri by population.
- Kansas City city 508,233
- St. Louis city 293,109
- Springfield city 169,432
- Columbia city 127,200
- Independence city 121,944
- Lee's Summit city 102,583
- O'Fallon city 92,697
- St. Joseph city 71,542
- St. Charles city 71,048
- Blue Springs city 59,416
- St. Peters city 58,200
- Joplin city 52,218
Nearby counties
Other counties in Missouri.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Jackson County?
- Jackson County has 717,021 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Jackson County?
- Median household income in Jackson County is $67,178 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jackson County?
- Median gross rent is $1,151 a month and the median home value is $213,300, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.
- Is Jackson County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jackson County is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Jackson County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.