Sauk County, WI Population

Overview

65,428

Total Population

40.8

Median age

50.08%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,674

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sauk County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sauk County is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sauk County's population under 18 was 22.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sauk County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sauk County, 18.94% were under the age of 15, 16.65% aged 15 to 29, 46.00% aged 30 to 64, 15.97% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 106 more females than males in Sauk County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.08% females and 49.92% males in Sauk County, WI.
The Sauk County, WI gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,477.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,483.

Sauk County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sauk County population: 92.65% are White, 0.84% are Black or African American, 1.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.48% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.63% are some other race and 3.12% are multiracial.
Sauk County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,674 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 61,754 (94.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sauk County is White with a population of 60,618 (92.65% of the total population).

Sauk County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 65,793 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Sauk County's population increased by 6,754 (12.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sauk County's population increased by 3,742 (6.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sauk County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 55,297.