Sawyer County, Wisconsin

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,243
Median household income: $59,055
Median home value: $223,300

Sawyer County is a county in Wisconsin with a population of 18,243. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,055 is below the Wisconsin median ($75,670).

From 2019 to 2023, Sawyer County's population grew 11.2% from 16,399 to 18,243, while its median household income rose 23.8% from $47,714 to $59,055.

Households average 2.09 people. The median gross rent is $683.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,243
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,055
Median home value: $223,300
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 16,114
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,39918,243

Median household income

$47,714$59,055

Median home value

$168,400$223,300

Median gross rent

$682$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,399	$47,714	$168,400	$682
2020	16,477	$52,022	$174,000	$600
2021	17,813	$53,011	$184,000	$608
2022	18,057	$57,519	$210,700	$670
2023	18,243	$59,055	$223,300	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	802	4.4%
5 to 17	2,517	13.8%
18 to 24	1,068	5.9%
25 to 34	1,667	9.1%
35 to 44	1,677	9.2%
45 to 54	2,072	11.4%
55 to 64	3,374	18.5%
65 to 74	3,190	17.5%
75 and over	1,876	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,059	77.1%
Black or African American	101	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,588	14.2%
Asian	108	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.4%
Two or more races	890	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	430	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	987	7.1%
High school graduate	4,507	32.5%
Some college or associate's	4,593	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,421	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,348	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,410	70.4%
Carpooled	995	12.9%
Public transit	104	1.4%
Walked	153	2.0%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	863	11.2%
Other means	152	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,238	47.5%
15 to 29 min	1,845	27.0%
30 to 44 min	929	13.6%
45 to 59 min	369	5.4%
60+ min	441	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 15.0% (2,660 of 17,773)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,204	61.1%
Nonfamily households	3,318	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,522	52.9%
Vacant	7,592	47.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,593	77.4%
Renter-occupied	1,929	22.6%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,023	87.0%
1-unit, attached	294	1.8%
2 to 4 units	518	3.2%
5 to 19 units	330	2.0%
20 or more units	148	0.9%
Mobile home & other	801	5.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 55113
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 1,258 sq mi
Water area: 93 sq mi
Center point: 45.8650, -91.1471