Bayfield County, WI Demographic Data
Bayfield County, WI Summary
Bayfield County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 15,078
- Area: 2,041.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,477.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 563.81 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7.38 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,226.05 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bayfield County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,319
49%
50.8
Male
7,668
51%
49.2
Total Population
14,987
323,128,000
Bayfield County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
612
4.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
720
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
811
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
789
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
615
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,231
8.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,428
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,238
14.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,347
9.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,608
10.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,238
14.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,034
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
316
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,316
82.2%
77.2
Female
6,054
49.2%
51.3
Male
6,262
50.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,913
79.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,570
30.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,588
23.9%
15.2
Female
1,764
49.2%
55.8
Male
1,824
50.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Bayfield County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,682
98.0%
96.8
White
12,918
86.2%
72.6
Black or African American
92
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,558
10.4%
0.8
Asian
77
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
1
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
40
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
37
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
305
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
243
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
117
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
51
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
19
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
56
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,744
98.4%
82.2
Bayfield County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
172
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
457
4.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,428
30.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,709
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,330
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,173
19.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,171
10.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
629
5.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,811
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,344
29.2%
31.2
Bayfield County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,728
21.2%
33.7%
Now Married
7,537
58.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,531
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
112
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
936
7.3
5.8%
Bayfield County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,848
96.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
527
3.7%
21.6%
Spanish
146
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
178
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
62
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
141
1.0%
1.1%
Bayfield County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
345
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
413
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
947
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
756
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,065
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,420
20.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
885
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
674
9.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
173
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
120
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
48,132
57,617
Per capita income
27,321
31,128
Bayfield County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
317
4.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
883
12.8%
9.8
Construction
734
10.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,656
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
298
4.3%
6.6
Information
111
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
672
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
301
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
325
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
514
7.5%
4.6
Retail trade
663
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
342
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
57
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
981
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,360
34.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
860
12.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,288
18.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,384
20.1%
18.1%
Bayfield County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,731
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,065
75.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
749
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
90
1.3%
5.1
Walked
304
4.5%
2.7
Other means
109
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
414
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Bayfield County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
295
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,971
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,839
41.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,693
24.9%
21.0
Bayfield County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,798
51.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,631
82.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,167
17.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,328
48.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Bayfield County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,126
1 room
564
4.3%
2.4
2 rooms
711
5.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,633
12.4%
9.1
4 rooms
2,653
20.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,583
19.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,937
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,352
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
794
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
899
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bayfield County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,126
1-unit, detached
11,063
84.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
139
1.1%
5.9
2-units
279
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
124
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
175
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
201
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
90
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
1,040
7.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
15
0.1%
0.1
Bayfield County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,124
16.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
722
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
967
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
988
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,054
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,509
11.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,149
16.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,402
18.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
190
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
21
0.2%
1.4%
Bayfield County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,578
23.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,568
37.8%
4.7
Electricity
797
11.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
500
7.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
2
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,247
18.3%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
75
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
26
0.4%
1.1
Bayfield County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,908
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
66
2.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
82
2.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
96
3.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
137
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
498
17.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
972
33.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,057
36.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,115
38.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
469
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
319
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
236
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
756
26.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Bayfield County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
932
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
0.2%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
50
5.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
330
35.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
540
57.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
235
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
609
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
196
21.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
146
15.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
89
9.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
142
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
13.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
233
25.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
235
0.0%
0.0%
Bayfield County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,631
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
418
7.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,041
18.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
968
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,144
20.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,158
20.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
631
11.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
229
4.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
42
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
162,800
205,000
