Jackson, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

8,003

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.6

2.65% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.97%

18.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,170

2.91% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$321,500

Population & Diversity

Jackson, WI is home to a population of 8k people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.11% of Jackson, WI residents were born outside of the country (249 people).

In 2024, there were 37.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.45k people) in Jackson, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 199 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 82 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Jackson, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jackson, WI was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jackson, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jackson, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.45k ± 221
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
199 ± 213
Other (Non-Hispanic)
82 ± 125

3.49%

Hispanic Population

279 people

3.49% of the people in Jackson, WI are hispanic (279 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jackson, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

3.11%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

249 people

2.51%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

198 people

As of 2024, 3.11% of Jackson, WI residents (249 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jackson, WI was 2.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jackson, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 76
Vietnam
80 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
26 ± 35

Jackson, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jackson, WI.

Economy

The economy of Jackson, WI employs 4.72k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jackson, WI were Manufacturing (789 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (716 people), and Retail Trade (697 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($242,788), Information ($88,393), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,167).

Employment

Occupations

4.72k

2024 Value

± 596

1.73%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson, WI grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 4.64k employees to 4.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jackson, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (555 people), Production Occupations (446 people), and Management Occupations (431 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jackson, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.72k

2024 Value

± 596

1.73%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jackson, WI grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 4.64k employees to 4.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jackson, WI, are Manufacturing (789 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (716 people), and Retail Trade (697 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jackson, WI, though some of these residents may live in Jackson, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,292

Median earning men ± $8,131

$48,701

Median earning women ± $1,318

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,364), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,891), and Information ($89,107).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,184), Manufacturing ($77,898), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,614).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jackson, WI was $321,500 in 2024, which is 0.966 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $295,600 to $321,500, a 8.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Jackson, WI is 69.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jackson, WI have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jackson, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$321,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,957

$2,520

Median Property Taxes

±$321

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jackson, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jackson, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.7%

Homeownership

2024

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.7% of the housing units in Jackson, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jackson, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,170

Median Household Income

± $17,242

3.62k

Number of Households

± 493

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.62k households in Jackson, WI declined from $93,170 from the previous year's value of $95,960.

The following chart displays the households in Jackson, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jackson, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (5.32%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Jackson, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (5.32%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jackson, WI have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.06% of the workforce in Jackson, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jackson, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jackson, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jackson, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jackson, WI (478 out of 8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jackson, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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