Jackson County vs Kewaunee County

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

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

Jackson County has the higher population (20,971 vs 20,621 in Kewaunee County). Kewaunee County has the higher median household income ($80,085 vs $65,508 in Jackson County). Kewaunee County has the higher median home value ($208,900 vs $186,900 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
Population	20,971	20,621
Median age	42.6 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,508	$80,085
Median home value	$186,900	$208,900
Median gross rent	$789	$839
Housing units	9,693	9,325
Homeownership rate	77.4%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
Population	20,522 → 20,971 (+2.2%)	20,387 → 20,621 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$53,650 → $65,508 (+22.1%)	$66,192 → $80,085 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $186,900 (+37.5%)	$164,900 → $208,900 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $789 (+17.1%)	$693 → $839 (+21.1%)

Jackson County

Population

20,52220,971

Median household income

$53,650$65,508

Median home value

$135,900$186,900

Median gross rent

$674$789

Kewaunee County

Population

20,38720,621

Median household income

$66,192$80,085

Median home value

$164,900$208,900

Median gross rent

$693$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
Under 5	5.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.5%
75 and over	8.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	44.3%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
Drove alone	78.5%	79.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.4%	9.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
1-unit, detached	79.6%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Kewaunee County
Poverty rate	12.6%	7.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1978	1970