Jefferson vs Johnson Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson and Johnson Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson and Johnson Creek are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson has the higher population (7,722 vs 3,367 in Johnson Creek). Johnson Creek has the higher median household income ($94,552 vs $77,095 in Jefferson). Johnson Creek has the higher median home value ($289,000 vs $222,100 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
Population	7,722	3,367
Median age	43.7 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,095	$94,552
Median home value	$222,100	$289,000
Median gross rent	$1,041	$1,161
Housing units	3,448	1,165
Homeownership rate	68.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
Population	7,991 → 7,722 (-3.4%)	2,992 → 3,367 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$59,407 → $77,095 (+29.8%)	$85,806 → $94,552 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $222,100 (+36.7%)	$202,200 → $289,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $1,041 (+28.4%)	$994 → $1,161 (+16.8%)

Jefferson

Population

7,9917,722

Median household income

$59,407$77,095

Median home value

$162,500$222,100

Median gross rent

$811$1,041

Johnson Creek

Population

2,9923,367

Median household income

$85,806$94,552

Median home value

$202,200$289,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
Under 5	3.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	16.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.6%
75 and over	8.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	86.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
No high school diploma	8.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
Drove alone	81.4%	75.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	14.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
1-unit, detached	67.1%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Johnson Creek
Poverty rate	10.3%	3.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1975	2002