County profile
Jackson County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#877 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 15% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
21,905
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
999
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
47,370
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$70.3k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.3%±2.0%
Poverty rate
12.3%±2.4%
Business applications
515 · 2025
Retail establishments
180
37.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Bancorp. of Southern IndianaFinancial Services$67.8M48DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing47%
Health care15%
Retail trade13%
Transportation12%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
47,370
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,250
International migration+1,744
Natural change+419
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.5B2019
$2.6B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.3B2022
$3.4B2023
$3.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$178.3k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$61/mo
Vacancy rate
6.3%±1.6%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$39.7M
114 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
52.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 85Tornado 83Earthquake 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2852016
2912017
2992018
3282019
3362020
3812021
4302022
4552023
4812024
5062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 15% since 2021992021
772022
752023
1542024
1142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
17.4 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
1.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
57.2 km
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp, Clifty Creek Station Lower Coal Dock
Nearest commercial airport
41.4 km
COLUMBUS MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.0k
avg. annual pay · +15% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jackson?
Jackson's economy produced $3.6B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.