Jackson County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,981	5,914,872	334,922,499	1824th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,110	$77,485	$80,734	1332nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	40.2	38.9	1106th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.9%	33.4%	35.7%	2690th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$196,100	$266,500	$332,700	1446th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$787	$1,087	$1,413	2204th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.4%	10.6%	12.5%	1856th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	3.2%	5.2%	1479th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.2	109.2	n/a	2282nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	5.2%	14.1%	2306th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1258th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.1%	67.8%	65.2%	634th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.9	22.2	26.4	1216th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.5%	13.1%	15.1%	1963rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2130th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.9%	46.8%	46.9%	1285th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.6%	n/a	n/a	1542nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.8	37.1	61.4

Age in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	43.4	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	8,274	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.1%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.8%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,930	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.6%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.0%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.4%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.4%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.3%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	9,750	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.2%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.1%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.9%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.5%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,725	$3,792	n/a

Education in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.3%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.3%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.6%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.2%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.9%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.5%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Jackson County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.4%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	7.2%	16.7%

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