Jackson vs Slinger

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

Jackson and Slinger 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 6,173 in Slinger). Slinger has the higher median household income ($99,457 vs $95,960 in Jackson). Slinger has the higher median home value ($337,700 vs $295,600 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Slinger
Population	7,882	6,173
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,960	$99,457
Median home value	$295,600	$337,700
Median gross rent	$1,123	$1,083
Housing units	3,518	2,690
Homeownership rate	70.2%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Slinger
Population	7,081 → 7,882 (+11.3%)	5,389 → 6,173 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$70,974 → $95,960 (+35.2%)	$78,387 → $99,457 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $295,600 (+40.9%)	$257,100 → $337,700 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,123 (+12.3%)	$920 → $1,083 (+17.7%)

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

Slinger

Population

5,3896,173

Median household income

$78,387$99,457

Median home value

$257,100$337,700

Median gross rent

$920$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Slinger
Under 5	3.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.1%
75 and over	5.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Slinger
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Slinger
No high school diploma	2.0%	2.3%
High school graduate	34.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Slinger
Drove alone	80.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	10.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Slinger
1-unit, detached	45.0%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	17.5%
20 or more units	4.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Slinger
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1999	1993