Jackson vs West Bend

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

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

West Bend has the higher population (31,722 vs 7,882 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($95,960 vs $75,043 in West Bend). Jackson has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $244,500 in West Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	West Bend
Population	7,882	31,722
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,960	$75,043
Median home value	$295,600	$244,500
Median gross rent	$1,123	$1,033
Housing units	3,518	14,462
Homeownership rate	70.2%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	West Bend
Population	7,081 → 7,882 (+11.3%)	31,596 → 31,722 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$70,974 → $95,960 (+35.2%)	$60,910 → $75,043 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $295,600 (+40.9%)	$174,500 → $244,500 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $1,123 (+12.3%)	$858 → $1,033 (+20.4%)

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

West Bend

Population

31,59631,722

Median household income

$60,910$75,043

Median home value

$174,500$244,500

Median gross rent

$858$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	West Bend
Under 5	3.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	10.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.7%
75 and over	5.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	West Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	89.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	West Bend
No high school diploma	2.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	34.0%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	West Bend
Drove alone	80.0%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.8%	8.0%
Other means	0.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	West Bend
1-unit, detached	45.0%	51.7%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	12.6%
20 or more units	4.0%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	West Bend
Poverty rate	5.0%	7.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1999	1977