Allenton vs Jackson

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (7,882 vs 940 in Allenton). Jackson has the higher median household income ($95,960 vs $85,185 in Allenton). Jackson has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $241,700 in Allenton).

Population, income & housing

	Allenton	Jackson
Population	940	7,882
Median age	31.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,185	$95,960
Median home value	$241,700	$295,600
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,123
Housing units	348	3,518
Homeownership rate	68.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allenton	Jackson
Population	889 → 940 (+5.7%)	7,081 → 7,882 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$72,554 → $85,185 (+17.4%)	$70,974 → $95,960 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$158,300 → $241,700 (+52.7%)	$209,800 → $295,600 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,028 (+10.2%)	$1,000 → $1,123 (+12.3%)

Allenton

Population

889940

Median household income

$72,554$85,185

Median home value

$158,300$241,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,028

Jackson

Population

7,0817,882

Median household income

$70,974$95,960

Median home value

$209,800$295,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allenton	Jackson
Under 5	8.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	29.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	28.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	1.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	6.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allenton	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allenton	Jackson
No high school diploma	20.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	26.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allenton	Jackson
Drove alone	96.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	14.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allenton	Jackson
1-unit, detached	56.9%	45.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	27.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.5%
20 or more units	6.3%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Allenton	Jackson
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1974	1999