Jackson vs Wise River

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson and Wise River: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson and Wise River are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wise River has the higher population (24 vs 23 in Jackson). Wise River has the higher median home value ($421,400 vs $267,900 in Jackson). Since 2019, Jackson's population has grown faster (-11.5% vs -29.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Wise River
Population	23	24
Median age	65.5 yrs	59.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,375
Median home value	$267,900	$421,400
Housing units	31	39
Homeownership rate	64.7%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Wise River
Population	26 → 23 (-11.5%)	34 → 24 (-29.4%)
Median household income	$33,333 → $26,667 (-20.0%)	$80,625 → $54,375 (-32.6%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $267,900 (+192.1%)	$225,000 → $421,400 (+87.3%)

Jackson

Population

2623

Median household income

$33,333$26,667

Median home value

$91,700$267,900

Wise River

Population

3424

Median household income

$80,625$54,375

Median home value

$225,000$421,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Wise River
Under 5	17.4%	12.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.3%	20.8%
65 to 74	26.1%	33.3%
75 and over	34.8%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Wise River
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Wise River
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	5.3%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	68.4%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Wise River
Drove alone	66.7%	50.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	41.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.3%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Wise River
1-unit, detached	35.5%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	22.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.9%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Wise River
Poverty rate	21.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.35	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1947	1970