Jefferson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,766 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jefferson is the 122nd largest community in Wisconsin.Jefferson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jefferson is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jefferson who work in office and administrative support (12.31%), management occupations (11.22%), and sales jobs (8.04%). The population of Jefferson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Jefferson, 22.60% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Jefferson in 2022 was $44,475, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $177,900 for a family of four. However, Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jefferson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jefferson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jefferson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jefferson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
