Jackson County, Wisconsin

Jackson County has a population of 20,981 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $196,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $68,110.

Home price
$196,100
Income
$68,110
Population
20,981
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$196,100county
Median gross rent$787county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198050.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$787county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$68,110county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.5%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government18.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$65,399county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.39%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport40608county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths81.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2867county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible50.8%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians90county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population20,981county
Land area in square miles988county
People per square mile of land21.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents208county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in438county
Households that moved away438county
Average income of arriving households$54,989county
Average income of departing households$49,523county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year64county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.1%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.3 incounty
Annual snowfall42.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.74 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing155 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days143 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢county
Household electricity use691 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.9%county
Homes heated by propane38.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.5%county
Homes heated by wood9.9%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.1county
Landslide risk85.6county
Hail risk74.0county
Earthquake risk6.4county
Tornado risk51.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk53.4county
Winter weather risk39.1county
Strong wind risk70.6county
Wildfire risk31.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jackson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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