Jackson vs Richfield

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

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

Richfield has the higher population (11,806 vs 7,882 in Jackson). Richfield has the higher median household income ($135,774 vs $95,960 in Jackson). Richfield has the higher median home value ($456,500 vs $295,600 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Richfield
Population	7,882	11,806
Median age	41.5 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$95,960	$135,774
Median home value	$295,600	$456,500
Median gross rent	$1,123	$1,460
Housing units	3,518	4,725
Homeownership rate	70.2%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	49.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Richfield
Population	7,081 → 7,882 (+11.3%)	11,690 → 11,806 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$70,974 → $95,960 (+35.2%)	$105,441 → $135,774 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $295,600 (+40.9%)	$323,700 → $456,500 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,123 (+12.3%)	$1,038 → $1,460 (+40.7%)

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

Richfield

Population

11,69011,806

Median household income

$105,441$135,774

Median home value

$323,700$456,500

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,460

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Richfield
Under 5	3.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.1%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	18.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.7%
75 and over	5.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Richfield
No high school diploma	2.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	34.0%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Richfield
Drove alone	80.0%	70.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	5.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.8%	23.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Richfield
1-unit, detached	45.0%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Richfield
Poverty rate	5.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1999	1988