Hartford vs Jackson

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (15,761 vs 7,882 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($95,960 vs $74,252 in Hartford). Jackson has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $261,300 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Jackson
Population	15,761	7,882
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,252	$95,960
Median home value	$261,300	$295,600
Median gross rent	$1,095	$1,123
Housing units	6,696	3,518
Homeownership rate	66.1%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Jackson
Population	14,977 → 15,761 (+5.2%)	7,081 → 7,882 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$56,784 → $74,252 (+30.8%)	$70,974 → $95,960 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$188,000 → $261,300 (+39.0%)	$209,800 → $295,600 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,095 (+33.9%)	$1,000 → $1,123 (+12.3%)

Hartford

Population

14,97715,761

Median household income

$56,784$74,252

Median home value

$188,000$261,300

Median gross rent

$818$1,095

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)

	Hartford	Jackson
Under 5	5.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	10.8%
75 and over	8.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Jackson
No high school diploma	6.8%	2.0%
High school graduate	29.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Jackson
Drove alone	77.4%	80.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	14.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Jackson
1-unit, detached	56.5%	45.0%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	20.5%
20 or more units	7.2%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Jackson
Poverty rate	8.9%	5.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1993	1999