Jackson vs Wilson

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

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

Jackson has the higher population (10,746 vs 1,255 in Wilson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($112,609 vs $102,055 in Wilson). Since 2019, Jackson's population has grown faster (+1.8% vs -14.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson	Wilson
Population	10,746	1,255
Median age	35.0 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$112,609	$102,055
Median home value	$1,228,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,975	—
Housing units	5,146	858
Homeownership rate	45.9%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	82.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson	Wilson
Population	10,553 → 10,746 (+1.8%)	1,463 → 1,255 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$73,411 → $112,609 (+53.4%)	$111,442 → $102,055 (-8.4%)
Median home value	$652,100 → $1,228,700 (+88.4%)	$861,800 → $873,400 (+1.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,427 → $1,975 (+38.4%)	—

Jackson

Population

10,55310,746

Median household income

$73,411$112,609

Median home value

$652,100$1,228,700

Median gross rent

$1,427$1,975

Wilson

Population

1,4631,255

Median household income

$111,442$102,055

Median home value

$861,800$873,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
Under 5	6.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.7%	11.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	27.6%	5.9%
35 to 44	23.3%	25.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	7.3%	22.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	15.6%
75 and over	3.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson	Wilson
No high school diploma	4.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.7%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	9.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	60.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
Drove alone	60.8%	57.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	2.2%
Public transit	4.0%	1.7%
Walked	9.1%	6.3%
Bicycle	4.8%	6.9%
Worked from home	10.0%	24.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson	Wilson
1-unit, detached	33.3%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	19.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Jackson	Wilson
Poverty rate	5.6%	12.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1991	1990