Hayward

Population: 2,549
Median household income: $40,085
Median home value: $184,200

Hayward is a community in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, home to 2,549 residents. The median household income of $40,085 is below the Sawyer County median ($59,055).

From 2019 to 2023, Hayward's population declined 8.3% from 2,780 to 2,549, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $125,500 to $184,200.

Owners occupy 58.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,549
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $40,085
Median home value: $184,200
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 1,318
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7802,549

Median household income

$37,670$40,085

Median home value

$125,500$184,200

Median gross rent

$666$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,780	$37,670	$125,500	$666
2020	2,466	$34,963	$137,900	$601
2021	2,479	$33,716	$143,800	$602
2022	2,526	$39,422	$171,800	$686
2023	2,549	$40,085	$184,200	$691

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	142	5.6%
5 to 17	411	16.1%
18 to 24	122	4.8%
25 to 34	318	12.5%
35 to 44	309	12.1%
45 to 54	252	9.9%
55 to 64	493	19.3%
65 to 74	257	10.1%
75 and over	245	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,284	89.6%
Black or African American	21	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	140	5.5%
Asian	14	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	184	9.8%
High school graduate	676	36.1%
Some college or associate's	577	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	300	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	137	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	888	78.9%
Carpooled	96	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	3.5%
Bicycle	8	0.7%
Worked from home	71	6.3%
Other means	23	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	753	71.4%
15 to 29 min	168	15.9%
30 to 44 min	105	10.0%
45 to 59 min	14	1.3%
60+ min	14	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 19.5% (463 of 2,379)

	Count	Share
Family households	617	52.5%
Nonfamily households	558	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,175	89.2%
Vacant	143	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	681	58.0%
Renter-occupied	494	42.0%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	800	60.7%
1-unit, attached	78	5.9%
2 to 4 units	260	19.7%
5 to 19 units	126	9.6%
20 or more units	32	2.4%
Mobile home & other	22	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5533450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 46.0066, -91.4897