Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Jefferson County has a population of 86,003 and has grown 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $274,100, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $83,750.

Home price
$274,100
Income
$83,750
Population
86,003
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$274,100county
Median gross rent$1,035county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198058.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,222county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,156county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$917county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,530county
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$83,750county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate8.1%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 home10.5%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$57,242county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.46%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 time24.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1156399county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths25.6county
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 higher28.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.9%county
Public schools in the county31county
Public school enrollment9194county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible35.0%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools7county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%county

Place

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

Population86,003county
Land area in square miles556county
People per square mile of land155.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents120county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in2,417county
Households that moved away2,379county
Average income of arriving households$59,425county
Average income of departing households$60,947county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year420county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings59.0%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.4 incounty
Annual snowfall29.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing142 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days165 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 1county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$99county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use633 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas67.1%county
Homes heated by propane10.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband90.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk79.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk37.6county
Landslide risk58.1county
Hail risk93.4county
Earthquake risk43.4county
Tornado risk86.1county
Tropical cyclone risk14.4county
Extreme heat risk71.3county
Winter weather risk58.9county
Strong wind risk67.0county
Wildfire risk39.9county

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 Jefferson 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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