Sawyer County, Wisconsin

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Sawyer County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median age (112th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,476	5,914,872	334,922,499	1963rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,801	$77,485	$80,734	2007th of 3,221
Median Age	52.8	40.2	38.9	112th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.4%	33.4%	35.7%	974th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$236,200	$266,500	$332,700	1027th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$712	$1,087	$1,413	2691st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.6%	10.6%	12.5%	1173rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	3.2%	5.2%	727th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.7	109.2	n/a	2490th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	5.2%	14.1%	2307th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.7	n/a	n/a	1920th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.7%	67.8%	65.2%	1230th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	22.2	26.4	2214th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.7%	13.1%	15.1%	682nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1833rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.8%	46.8%	46.9%	2256th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.3%	n/a	n/a	1971st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	12.9%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.7	37.1	61.4

Age in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	52.8	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	17.4%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.5%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	8,810	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.3	2.5
Family Households	60.3%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.3%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.9%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,676	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.6%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.0%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.3%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.7%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	16,250	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.5%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	45.8%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.3%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,897	$3,792	n/a

Education in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.3%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.0%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.8%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.7%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.5%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.4%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.2%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	7.2%	16.7%

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