Sawyer County, WI Demographic Data
Sawyer County, WI Summary
Sawyer County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 16,580
- Area: 1,350.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,257.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 92.96 sq. miles
- Population Density: 12.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,458.33 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sawyer County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,105
49%
50.8
Male
8,333
51%
49.2
Total Population
16,438
323,128,000
Sawyer County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
843
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
908
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
969
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
874
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
745
4.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,452
8.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,605
9.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,281
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,424
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,504
9.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,312
14.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,183
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
338
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,161
80.1%
77.2
Female
6,483
49.3%
51.3
Male
6,678
50.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,719
77.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,763
29.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,833
23.3%
15.2
Female
1,935
50.5%
55.8
Male
1,898
49.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Sawyer County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,973
97.2%
96.8
White
12,771
77.7%
72.6
Black or African American
109
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,884
17.5%
0.8
Asian
88
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
6
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0%
0.2
Korean
2
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
11
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
46
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
121
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
465
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
373
2.3%
17.8
Mexican
219
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
90
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
20
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
44
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,065
97.7%
82.2
Sawyer County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
205
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
872
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,205
34.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,717
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,422
11.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,752
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
926
7.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,077
8.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,022
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,678
22.2%
31.2
Sawyer County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,139
22.9%
33.7%
Now Married
7,718
56.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,707
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
184
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
970
7.1
5.8%
Sawyer County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,991
96.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
604
3.9%
21.6%
Spanish
114
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
81
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
66
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
343
2.2%
1.1%
Sawyer County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
536
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
454
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,118
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
981
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,298
17.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,422
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
803
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
558
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
107
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
211
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
41,869
57,617
Per capita income
25,680
31,128
Sawyer County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
221
3.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,136
16.1%
9.8
Construction
503
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,527
21.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
362
5.1%
6.6
Information
95
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
690
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
374
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
426
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
365
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,015
14.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
282
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
75
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
859
12.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,204
31.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
943
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,618
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,447
20.5%
18.1%
Sawyer County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,932
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,084
73.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,010
14.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
111
1.6%
5.1
Walked
286
4.1%
2.7
Other means
71
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
370
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Sawyer County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
407
5.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,510
33.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,181
42.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,390
18.6%
21.0
Sawyer County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,488
46.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,525
73.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,963
26.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,705
53.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Sawyer County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,193
1 room
341
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
760
4.7%
2.7
3 rooms
3,013
18.6%
9.1
4 rooms
3,844
23.7%
16.5
5 rooms
3,178
19.6%
19.8
6 rooms
2,232
13.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,175
7.3%
12.0
8 rooms
750
4.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
900
5.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sawyer County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,193
1-unit, detached
13,933
86.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
248
1.5%
5.9
2-units
501
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
270
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
125
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
161
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
49
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
863
5.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
43
0.3%
0.1
Sawyer County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,298
8.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,050
6.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,436
8.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,328
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,584
16.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,328
14.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,302
20.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,629
16.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
205
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
33
0.2%
1.4%
Sawyer County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,631
21.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,657
48.8%
4.7
Electricity
787
10.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
129
1.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,205
16.1%
1.9
Solar energy
1
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
58
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.3%
1.1
Sawyer County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,929
47295100.0
Less than $500
69
2.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
79
2.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
101
3.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
144
4.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
413
14.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,042
35.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,081
36.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,045
35.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
514
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
346
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
253
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
761
26.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Sawyer County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,682
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
183
10.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
551
32.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
941
55.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
281
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
657
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
325
19.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
196
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
186
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
206
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
165
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
583
35.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
302
0.0%
0.0%
Sawyer County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,525
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
534
9.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
933
16.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,051
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
991
17.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
977
17.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
743
13.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
245
4.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
51
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
159,800
205,000
