Jackson, WY-ID

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population

34,809

0.919% 1-year decline

2021 Median Age

39.3

0.254% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

7.46%

12.2% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$87,143

4.71% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$670,100

27.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Jackson, WY-ID had a population of 34.8k people with a median age of 39.3 and a median household income of $87,143. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Jackson, WY-ID declined from 35,132 to 34,809, a −0.919% decrease and its median household income grew from $83,225 to $87,143, a 4.71% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jackson, WY-ID are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.2%), Other (Hispanic) (7.97%), White (Hispanic) (5.31%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.91%).

None of the households in Jackson, WY-ID reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.5% of the residents in Jackson, WY-ID are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Jackson, WY-ID was $670,100, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%.

Most people in Jackson, WY-ID drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Jackson, WY-ID was 2 cars per household.

Jackson, WY-ID borders Bozeman, MT, Idaho Falls, ID, Rexburg, ID, and Riverton, WY.

United States Idaho Wyoming

Population & Diversity

Jackson, WY-ID is home to a population of 34.8k people, from which 92.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 10.5% of Jackson, WY-ID residents were born outside of the country (3.66k people).

In 2021, there were 10.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.9k people) in Jackson, WY-ID than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.77k Other (Hispanic) and 1.85k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92.5%

2021 Citizenship

92.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 92.5% of Jackson, WY-ID residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Jackson, WY-ID was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jackson, WY-ID

White (Non-Hispanic)
27.9k ± 364
Other (Hispanic)
2.77k ± 553
White (Hispanic)
1.85k ± 587

15.4%

Hispanic Population

5.38k people

15.4% of the people in Jackson, WY-ID are hispanic (5.38k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jackson, WY-ID as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

10.5%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.66k people

10.2%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.58k people

As of 2021, 10.5% of Jackson, WY-ID residents (3.66k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jackson, WY-ID was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
445 ± 188
Gulf War (1990s)
172 ± 100
Gulf War (2001-)
138 ± 99

Jackson, WY-ID has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.59 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jackson, WY-ID employs 21.3k people. The largest industries in Jackson, WY-ID are Accommodation & Food Services (2,982 people), Retail Trade (2,904 people), and Construction (2,017 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,316), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,229).

Employment

Occupations

21.3k

2021 Value

± 1,338

0.457%

1 Year growth

± 8.95%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Jackson, WY-ID grew at a rate of 0.457%, from 21.2k employees to 21.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jackson, WY-ID, are Management Occupations (4,595 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,103 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,808 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jackson, WY-ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming and Idaho (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.3k

2021 Value

± 1,338

0.457%

1 Year growth

± 8.95%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Jackson, WY-ID grew at a rate of 0.457%, from 21.2k employees to 21.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jackson, WY-ID, are Accommodation & Food Services (2,982 people), Retail Trade (2,904 people), and Construction (2,017 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jackson, WY-ID, though some of these residents may live in Jackson, WY-ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,510

Median earning men ± $3,429

$36,831

Median earning women ± $3,440

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,948), and Construction ($60,213).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,460), and Public Administration ($56,434).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

872
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
800
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
591
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Idaho and Wyoming to other states, or from other states to Idaho and Wyoming.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Idaho and Wyoming product (by dollars) was Coal-n.e.c. with $17B, followed by Other foodstuffs ($12.2B) and Electronics ($7.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Wyoming and Idaho products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Idaho and Wyoming.

$70.7B

2020 Value in Idaho

$123B

Projected 2050 Value in Idaho

74.6% growth

$36.8B

2020 Value in Wyoming

$60.8B

Projected 2050 Value in Wyoming

65.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Idaho trade was $70.7B. This is expected to increase 74.6% to $123B by 2050.

Comparatively, total outbound Wyoming trade was $36.8B. This is expected to increase 65.1% to $60.8B by 2050.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Idaho and Wyoming to other states, or from other states to Idaho and Wyoming.

Most Common Trade Partners

Utah
$7.39B
Washington
$7.3B
Colorado
$6.27B

In 2020, the top outbound Idaho and Wyoming domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Utah with $7.39B, followed by Washington with $7.3B and Colorado and $6.27B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Idaho and Wyoming shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Idaho and Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 65.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.93%).

John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis, Mike Crapo, and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming and Idaho. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wyoming and Idaho is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Jackson, WY-ID. Showing the available data for Idaho and Wyoming.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.93%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Idaho and Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming and Idaho

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John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

Cynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Mike Crapo

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Jim Risch

Senator from Idaho

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis, Mike Crapo, and Jim Risch are the senators currently representing Wyoming and Idaho.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming and Idaho over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wyoming and Idaho

Wyoming and Idaho is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wyoming and Idaho have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.545% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.571% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (512k), Some college (482k), and Bachelors Degree (315k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jackson, WY-ID was $670,100 in 2021, which is 2.74 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $524,800 to $670,100, a 27.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Jackson, WY-ID is 64.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Jackson, WY-ID have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jackson, WY-ID is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jackson, WY-ID is $87,143. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Jackson, WY-ID was Teton County, WY with a value of $94,498, followed by Campbell County, WY and Sublette County, WY, with respective values of $87,547 and $82,342.

Property

$670,100

Median Property Value 2021

±$93,417

$8,840

Median Property Taxes

±$765

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, WY-ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.4%

Homeownership

2021

71.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 64.4% of the housing units in Jackson, WY-ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jackson, WY-ID was Teton County, WY with a value of $94,498, followed by Campbell County, WY and Sublette County, WY, with respective values of $87,547 and $82,342.

The following map shows all of the counties in Jackson, WY-ID colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$87,143

Median Household Income

± $6,302

13.7k

Number of Households

± 987

In 2021, the median household income of the 13.7k households in Jackson, WY-ID grew to $87,143 from the previous year's value of $83,225.

The following chart displays the households in Jackson, WY-ID 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, WY-ID is from Wyoming and Idaho.

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.446

2020 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.469

2020 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2021, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.804% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

In the same year, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.473 and income inequality had a 0.89% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.478, meaning wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (66.1%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Walked (8.54%)

In 2021, 66.1% of workers in Jackson, WY-ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who walked to work (8.54%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jackson, WY-ID have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Jackson, WY-ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jackson, WY-ID (2.59k out of 34.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jackson, WY-ID is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.2% of the population of Jackson, WY-ID has health coverage, with 48.8% on employee plans, 5.34% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 20.7% on non-group plans, and 0.622% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wyoming see 1398 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.64% decrease from the previous year (1466 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 271 patients per year.

Similarly, primary care physicians in Idaho see 1517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.72% decrease from the previous year (1528 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1511 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 435 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming and Idaho.

1,398 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wyoming

1,517 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Idaho

Primary care physicians in Wyoming see an average of 1,398 patients per year. This represents a 4.64% decrease from the previous year (1,466 patients).

Primary care physicians in Idaho see an average of 1,517 patients per year. This represents a 0.72% decrease from the previous year (1,528 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wyoming and Idaho in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.8%

Uninsured

48.8%

Employer Coverage

5.34%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

20.7%

Non-Group

0.622%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jackson, WY-ID grew by 9.81% from 10.8% to 11.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jackson, WY-ID changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.