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Jackson County, WI

Demographic and economic profile of Jackson County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jackson County is a small rural Wisconsin county of roughly 21,000 residents with a high school attainment rate of 92.4%, though college-degree holders represent only 16.3% of the adult population, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations. Median worker earnings of $37,180 and a median household income of $68,110 sit below state norms, while housing costs remain low — median home value of $186,900 and median gross rent of $789/month — alongside an 80.1% homeownership rate. Labor force participation is relatively modest at 57.3%, unemployment stands at 5.3%, and the county recorded a 2.3% population gain over five years, reflecting slow but positive demographic momentum.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,971

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,110

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

Jackson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,036 (86.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,000 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races724 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone448 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race358 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone301 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish342
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic237
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island42
  4. 4.Other Indo-European24
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,509

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,187

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,387

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,852
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,288
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,084
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services816
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining798

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,707
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,905
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,759
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,726
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,242

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.93×)871
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.48×)645
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.47×)1,351
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)609
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)694

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$186,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999863 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999796 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999701 (10.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999630 (9.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999536 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999522 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,180

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,313 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled740 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home685 (7.5%)
  • Walked220 (2.4%)
  • Other153 (1.7%)
  • Taxi21 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.