Demographics of Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Sawyer County, Wisconsin had 18,846 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +724 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.

Sawyer County, in four figures

18,846
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +724 people.; 52.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,801 ±$3,776
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.

Sawyer County, Wisconsin's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sawyer 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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Sawyer County, Wisconsin's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sawyer 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	18,122	100.0	100.0
2021	18,223	100.6	100.2
2022	18,556	102.4	100.7
2023	18,587	102.6	101.6
2024	18,791	103.7	102.5
2025	18,846	104.0	103.1

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Population of Sawyer 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	18,122	+38	−30	0	+77
2021	18,223	+101	−146	0	+254
2022	18,556	+333	−105	+8	+399
2023	18,587	+31	−114	+4	+144
2024	18,791	+204	−88	+19	+272
2025	18,846	+55	−93	+10	+140

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.8 ±0.3: for men 51.2 ±0.8 and for women 53.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sawyer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	738 ±34	4.0% ±0.2	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,469 ±143	13.4% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	983 ±119	5.3% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,615 ±201	19.6% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,400 ±229	29.2% ±1.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,271 ±271	28.5% ±1.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,801 ±$3,776, and income per person $38,676 ±$1,897, 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 Sawyer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,724 ±210	19.6% ±2.3	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,977 ±232	22.4% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,490 ±156	16.9% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,338 ±171	15.2% ±1.9	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,234 ±193	14.0% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	507 ±111	5.8% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	540 ±103	6.1% ±1.2	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 Sawyer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	2,808 ±306	15.6% ±1.7	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	639 ±128	20.5% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,269 ±172	16.4% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	900 ±156	12.6% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sawyer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sawyer County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	16,250 ±105	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	54.2% ±1.6	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	45.8% ±1.5	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.7% ±1.6	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.3% ±2.4	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$236,200 ±$7,775	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$712 ±$48	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Sawyer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	450 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,209 ±151	76.9% ±0.8	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	44 to 170	0.2% to 0.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	109 ±20	0.6% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,386 ±172	12.9% ±0.9	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 137	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,148 ±228	6.2% ±1.2	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 Sawyer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	10,944 ±427	59.2% ±2.3	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,088 ±409	38.4% ±2.2	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	61 to 253	0.3% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	287 ±104	1.6% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	101 ±28	0.5% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	86 to 286	0.5% to 1.5%	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Sawyer County among the counties of Wisconsin

56th of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Sawyer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jackson County	20,999	−0.5%
Kewaunee County	20,758	+1.0%
Taylor County	20,118	+0.9%
Langlade County	19,534	+0.4%
Green Lake County	19,305	+1.5%
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%

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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