Sawyer County, WI Population

Overview

17,813

Total Population

50.8

Median age

48.34%

Female population %

106.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

507

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sawyer County is 50.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sawyer County's population under 18 was 19.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sawyer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sawyer County, 15.73% were under the age of 15, 14.12% aged 15 to 29, 43.97% aged 30 to 64, 23.75% aged 65 to 84, and 2.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 591 less females than males in Sawyer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.34% females and 51.66% males in Sawyer County, WI.
The Sawyer County, WI gender ratio is 106.9:100 i.e. 106.9 men to 100 women (1.069).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 908.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 933.

Sawyer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sawyer County population: 77.40% are White, 0.34% are Black or African American, 15.77% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.17% are some other race and 4.79% are multiracial.
Sawyer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 507 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,306 (97.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sawyer County is White with a population of 13,788 (77.40% of the total population).

Sawyer County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 18,559 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sawyer County's population increased by 303 (1.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sawyer County's population increased by 1,570 (9.48%), 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, Sawyer County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,250.