Jackson is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 8,000 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jackson is the 129th largest community in Wisconsin. Jackson has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Jackson, where the median household income is $95,960.00. Jackson real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Jackson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Jackson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jackson is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in office and administrative support (12.03%), law enforcement and fire fighting (10.33%), and management occupations (9.19%). Of important note, Jackson is also a village of artists. Jackson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jackson’s character. Also of interest is that Jackson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Jackson are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.41% of adults in Jackson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Jackson in 2022 was $52,288, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,152 for a family of four. However, Jackson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Jackson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jackson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
