Jefferson County, Wisconsin

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 85,867
Median household income: $80,604
Median home value: $253,800

Jefferson County, Wisconsin counts 85,867 residents. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. At $80,604, its median household income sits above Wisconsin's $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jefferson County's population grew 1.4% from 84,701 to 85,867, while its median household income rose 21.6% from $66,291 to $80,604.

The typical home was built around 1974. 8.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,867
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,604
Median home value: $253,800
Median gross rent: $1,012
Housing units: 36,649
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

84,70185,867

Median household income

$66,291$80,604

Median home value

$190,400$253,800

Median gross rent

$857$1,012

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	84,701	$66,291	$190,400	$857
2020	84,837	$67,167	$194,300	$869
2021	84,808	$71,735	$207,500	$911
2022	85,932	$77,018	$238,300	$981
2023	85,867	$80,604	$253,800	$1,012

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,104	4.8%
5 to 17	13,190	15.4%
18 to 24	9,007	10.5%
25 to 34	9,446	11.0%
35 to 44	10,921	12.7%
45 to 54	11,136	13.0%
55 to 64	12,627	14.7%
65 to 74	9,494	11.1%
75 and over	5,942	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75,103	87.5%
Black or African American	799	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.1%
Asian	478	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	154	0.2%
Two or more races	2,085	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,181	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,239	7.1%
High school graduate	19,382	32.5%
Some college or associate's	19,190	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	11,666	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,089	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,348	77.5%
Carpooled	3,701	8.1%
Public transit	159	0.3%
Walked	1,404	3.1%
Bicycle	131	0.3%
Worked from home	4,221	9.3%
Other means	659	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,576	35.2%
15 to 29 min	11,046	26.7%
30 to 44 min	8,910	21.5%
45 to 59 min	3,987	9.6%
60+ min	2,883	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 8.1% (6,734 of 82,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,880	63.5%
Nonfamily households	12,575	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,455	94.0%
Vacant	2,194	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,124	72.9%
Renter-occupied	9,331	27.1%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,023	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1,266	3.5%
2 to 4 units	3,061	8.4%
5 to 19 units	3,376	9.2%
20 or more units	1,585	4.3%
Mobile home & other	1,338	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 55055
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 556 sq mi
Water area: 26 sq mi
Center point: 43.0138, -88.7740