Demographics of Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Bayfield County, Wisconsin had 16,787 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +547 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bayfield County, in four figures

16,787
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +547 people.; 54.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,151 ±$2,275
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bayfield County, Wisconsin's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bayfield County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bayfield County, Wisconsin's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bayfield County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,240	100.0	100.0
2021	16,341	100.6	100.2
2022	16,672	102.7	100.7
2023	16,792	103.4	101.6
2024	16,785	103.4	102.5
2025	16,787	103.4	103.1

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Population of Bayfield County, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,240	+20	−20	0	+44
2021	16,341	+101	−81	+1	+189
2022	16,672	+331	−75	+2	+382
2023	16,792	+120	−60	+4	+178
2024	16,785	−7	−80	+12	+63
2025	16,787	+2	−81	+7	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 54.6 ±0.2: for men 54.2 ±0.3 and for women 54.8 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bayfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	639 ±22	3.9% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,068 ±78	12.5% ±0.5	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	896 ±72	5.4% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,985 ±97	18.0% ±0.6	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,802 ±131	29.0% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,185 ±176	31.3% ±1.1	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,151 ±$2,275, and income per person $41,199 ±$1,185, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bayfield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,067 ±108	14.3% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,386 ±127	18.6% ±1.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,473 ±130	19.8% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,178 ±106	15.8% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,254 ±99	16.9% ±1.3	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	623 ±87	8.4% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	456 ±58	6.1% ±0.8	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bayfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,601 ±152	9.8% ±0.9	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	353 ±64	13.4% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	696 ±96	10.0% ±1.4	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	552 ±66	8.1% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bayfield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bayfield County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	13,356 ±41	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	55.7% ±1.5	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	44.3% ±1.5	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.9% ±0.4	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.1% ±2.1	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$240,800 ±$8,203	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$812 ±$86	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bayfield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	351 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,873 ±64	83.7% ±0.4	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	109 ±29	0.7% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	74 ±21	0.4% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,234 ±86	7.4% ±0.5	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 51	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	893 ±121	5.4% ±0.7	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bayfield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	9,525 ±234	57.5% ±1.4	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,809 ±229	41.1% ±1.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 ±15	0.3% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	187 ±48	1.1% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	115 ±37	0.7% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 ±33	0.4% ±0.2	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bayfield County among the counties of Wisconsin

61st of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Bayfield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sawyer County	18,846	+4.0%
Lafayette County	17,478	+5.2%
Burnett County	17,223	+3.9%
Washburn County	17,087	+2.8%
Richland County	17,036	−1.4%
Bayfield County	16,787	+3.4%
Ashland County	16,203	+1.1%
Marquette County	15,927	+2.1%
Crawford County	15,910	−1.1%
Rusk County	14,146	−0.2%
Price County	13,988	−0.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026