Bayfield County, Wisconsin

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Bayfield County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median age (73rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,575	5,914,872	334,922,499	2066th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,151	$77,485	$80,734	1119th of 3,221
Median Age	54.6	40.2	38.9	73rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.0%	33.4%	35.7%	465th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$240,800	$266,500	$332,700	973rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$812	$1,087	$1,413	2019th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2486th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.2%	5.2%	2219th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.2	109.2	n/a	2606th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	5.2%	14.1%	2687th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	362nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.9%	67.8%	65.2%	183rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.3	22.2	26.4	1843rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.4%	13.1%	15.1%	601st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1918th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.6%	46.8%	46.9%	519th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.4%	n/a	n/a	777th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.0	37.1	61.4

Age in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	54.6	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	16.3%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.3%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	7,437	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	66.0%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.3%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.4%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	21.9%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,199	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.3%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.2%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.6%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	13,356	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.9%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	44.3%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.1%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,425	$3,792	n/a

Education in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	4.0%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.3%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.7%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.8%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.2%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.1%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.5%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.9%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	7.2%	16.7%

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