Fort Atkinson vs Jackson Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Atkinson and Jackson Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Atkinson and Jackson Junction are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Atkinson has the higher population (340 vs 30 in Jackson Junction). Fort Atkinson has the higher median home value ($135,000 vs $92,500 in Jackson Junction). Since 2019, Fort Atkinson's population has grown faster (-8.6% vs -51.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
Population	340	30
Median age	47.7 yrs	66.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	—
Median home value	$135,000	$92,500
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	172	17
Homeownership rate	83.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
Population	372 → 340 (-8.6%)	62 → 30 (-51.6%)
Median household income	$61,806 → $72,083 (+16.6%)	—
Median home value	$125,000 → $135,000 (+8.0%)	$308,300 → $92,500 (-70.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $1,125 (+80.0%)	—

Fort Atkinson

Population

372340

Median household income

$61,806$72,083

Median home value

$125,000$135,000

Median gross rent

$625$1,125

Jackson Junction

Population

6230

Median home value

$308,300$92,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
Under 5	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.9%	6.7%
18 to 24	13.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	3.3%
35 to 44	8.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	18.2%	16.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	40.0%
75 and over	9.1%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
No high school diploma	6.1%	28.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
Drove alone	88.9%	61.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	38.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
1-unit, detached	87.2%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Atkinson	Jackson Junction
Poverty rate	1.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.11	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1957	1985