COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jackson County

Wisconsin · 19,100 residents · 988 sq mi

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Jackson County is home to 19,100 people in Wisconsin. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $78,400. Renters pay $397 a month at the median. The population is up 15% since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,100

+15%since 1990

from 16,588 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

+6%since 1990

from 35.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

988 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(1,078)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.6%(1,255)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,440)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(1,309)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.3%(1,208)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.2%(2,513)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.2%(3,097)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.1%(2,510)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.7%(1,846)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.5%(1,426)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.3%(1,011)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(407)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,015

+31%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,409 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,604

+73%since 1990

from $10,173 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.6%

−5.1 ptssince 1990

from 14.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,400

+51%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $39,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$397

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $290 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.9%

+2.2 ptssince 1990

from 72.7% in 1990

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(15,832)

Black0.3%(47)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(101)

Asian0.1%(19)

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(16,990)

Black2.2%(428)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(357)

Asian0.1%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(545)

Puerto Rican0.4%(77)

Cuban0.1%(22)

South American0.1%(15)

Spaniard0%(7)

Dominican0%(6)

Bolivian0%(6)

Colombian0%(6)

Central American0%(2)

Salvadoran0%(2)

Peruvian0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(34)

Asian Indian0.1%(31)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Hmong0%(5)

Laotian0%(5)

Chinese0%(2)

Japanese0%(2)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Samoan0%(2)

Ancestry

German33%(6,917)

Norwegian22.2%(4,655)

Irish9.9%(2,068)

English5.8%(1,209)

Polish5.7%(1,190)

American3.5%(728)

Swedish2%(417)

Scottish2%(412)

Italian1.9%(399)

French1.4%(291)

Czech1.2%(262)

Dutch0.8%(158)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(148)

Russian0.5%(108)

Finnish0.5%(99)

French Canadian0.4%(90)

Austrian0.4%(76)

Subsaharan African0.4%(75)

Danish0.3%(72)

Arab0.3%(53)

West Indian0.3%(53)

Lebanese0.2%(51)

Belgian0.2%(49)

Jamaican0.2%(46)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(40)

Serbian0.2%(39)

Greek0.1%(30)

British0.1%(26)

Welsh0.1%(26)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Hungarian0%(9)

Slovak0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Latvian0%(3)

Slovene0%(3)

Palestinian0%(2)

Portuguese0%(1)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 8.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.0%

+10.2 ptssince 1990

from 68.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.0 min

−44%since 1990

from 26.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(1,950)

Married65.1%(5,368)

Widowed2.5%(207)

Divorced8.8%(724)

Women 15+

Never married17.2%(1,219)

Married59.7%(4,222)

Widowed13.2%(935)

Divorced9.8%(692)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.8%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.6%(387)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(384)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(566)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,509 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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