COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jackson vs Germantown
PLACE A
Jackson, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Germantown, Wisconsin
Jackson is 92% smaller than Germantown. Germantown earns more, with a median household income $60,597 higher. Germantown has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -11%).
JACKSONGERMANTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,63921,050−92% vs Germantown
Population density466612−147
Population growth-10.5%5.9%−16.4 pts
Median age59.844.1+15.7
Male46.0%50.9%−4.9 pts
Female54.0%49.1%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%7.6%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%84.2%−19.4 pts
Black29.7%3.7%+26.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%3.1%−2.2 pts
Asian0.4%5.6%−5.2 pts
Other4.2%3.4%+0.8 pts
Median household income$39,634$100,231−$60,597
Per capita income$30,184$53,035−$22,851
Poverty rate11.1%4.9%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%47.4%−31.3 pts
Graduate degree2.9%16.5%−13.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.1%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation51.5%68.0%−16.5 pts
Median home value$199,800$373,600−$173,800
Median gross rent$541$1,355−$814
Owner-occupied75.0%77.2%−2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%1.9%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households9.3%50.4%−41.1 pts
Average commute20.822.8−2.0
Worked from home4.9%19.0%−14.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%1.9%+10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025