Sauk City

Population: 3,500
Median household income: $82,813
Median home value: $269,500

Located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, Sauk City is a community with a population of 3,500. At $82,813, its median household income sits above Sauk County's $77,648.

From 2019 to 2023, Sauk City's population held roughly steady from 3,482 to 3,500, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $207,400 to $269,500.

The median resident is 40.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,500
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,813
Median home value: $269,500
Median gross rent: $1,105
Housing units: 1,537
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4823,500

Median household income

$64,213$82,813

Median home value

$207,400$269,500

Median gross rent

$724$1,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,482	$64,213	$207,400	$724
2020	3,481	$62,411	$214,800	$755
2021	3,492	$70,185	$224,400	$780
2022	3,506	$78,984	$248,100	$886
2023	3,500	$82,813	$269,500	$1,105

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	2.3%
5 to 17	634	18.1%
18 to 24	309	8.8%
25 to 34	427	12.2%
35 to 44	461	13.2%
45 to 54	479	13.7%
55 to 64	462	13.2%
65 to 74	294	8.4%
75 and over	355	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,120	89.1%
Black or African American	18	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	96	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.6%
Two or more races	108	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	3.9%
High school graduate	751	30.3%
Some college or associate's	926	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	515	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	190	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,450	77.3%
Carpooled	94	5.0%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	55	2.9%
Bicycle	50	2.7%
Worked from home	210	11.2%
Other means	14	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	716	43.0%
15 to 29 min	337	20.2%
30 to 44 min	514	30.9%
45 to 59 min	71	4.3%
60+ min	27	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 6.9% (234 of 3,416)

	Count	Share
Family households	898	61.0%
Nonfamily households	575	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,473	95.8%
Vacant	64	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,093	74.2%
Renter-occupied	380	25.8%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units18.5%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,069	69.6%
1-unit, attached	57	3.7%
2 to 4 units	285	18.5%
5 to 19 units	100	6.5%
20 or more units	18	1.2%
Mobile home & other	8	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5571650
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 43.2733, -89.7325