Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Sawyer County has a population of 18,476 and has grown 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $236,200, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $60,801.

Home price
$236,200
Income
$60,801
Population
18,476
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$236,200county
Median gross rent$712county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant45.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use41.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$801county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,260county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$60,801county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate15.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.7%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government18.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$52,311county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service71 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7091county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station109 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths37.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1841county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible50.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.7%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,476county
Land area in square miles1,258county
People per square mile of land14.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age52.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.5%county
Share of households that are one person32.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents216county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in558county
Households that moved away439county
Average income of arriving households$90,247county
Average income of departing households$66,993county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year201county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.9%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.1 incounty
Annual snowfall69.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing176 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4acounty
Frost-free days125 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use691 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas23.2%county
Homes heated by propane57.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood8.3%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk62.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk33.8county
Landslide risk17.5county
Hail risk49.7county
Earthquake risk0.8county
Tornado risk30.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk33.2county
Winter weather risk75.5county
Strong wind risk65.8county
Wildfire risk17.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sawyer County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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