Sauk County, Wisconsin

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,759
Median household income: $77,648
Median home value: $242,400

Sauk County, Wisconsin counts 65,759 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,648, its median household income sits in line with Wisconsin's $75,670.

From 2019 to 2023, Sauk County's population grew 2.9% from 63,922 to 65,759, while its median household income rose 29.5% from $59,943 to $77,648.

The median gross rent is $970. 26.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,759
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $77,648
Median home value: $242,400
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 31,091
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,92265,759

Median household income

$59,943$77,648

Median home value

$182,200$242,400

Median gross rent

$801$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,922	$59,943	$182,200	$801
2020	64,152	$62,808	$185,000	$812
2021	65,428	$67,702	$195,700	$859
2022	65,664	$72,930	$227,500	$914
2023	65,759	$77,648	$242,400	$970

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,690	5.6%
5 to 17	11,129	16.9%
18 to 24	4,679	7.1%
25 to 34	7,532	11.5%
35 to 44	8,583	13.1%
45 to 54	7,921	12.0%
55 to 64	9,510	14.5%
65 to 74	7,603	11.6%
75 and over	5,112	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	57,228	87.0%
Black or African American	604	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	439	0.7%
Asian	319	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	537	0.8%
Two or more races	2,434	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,198	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,072	6.6%
High school graduate	15,330	33.1%
Some college or associate's	15,603	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,586	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,670	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,510	78.4%
Carpooled	2,927	8.7%
Public transit	37	0.1%
Walked	850	2.5%
Bicycle	126	0.4%
Worked from home	2,833	8.4%
Other means	524	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,494	40.3%
15 to 29 min	9,013	29.1%
30 to 44 min	4,653	15.0%
45 to 59 min	2,645	8.5%
60+ min	2,169	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.8% (5,690 of 64,955)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,032	65.8%
Nonfamily households	9,393	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,425	88.2%
Vacant	3,666	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,054	73.1%
Renter-occupied	7,371	26.9%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,506	69.2%
1-unit, attached	1,032	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2,478	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2,726	8.8%
20 or more units	1,269	4.1%
Mobile home & other	2,080	6.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 55111
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 832 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 43.4280, -89.9433