Sawyer County , Wisconsin
Population: 18,243 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $59,055 Home $223,300 Rent $683/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Sawyer County's headline indicators land 21% below the national median on income ($59,055), with housing 27% below the US figure ($223,000 typical) — a profile closer to the broad US middle than to either tail of the distribution.
$59,055
Median Income
household
$223,300
Home Value
median
$683/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $59,055 |
| Per Capita Income | $37,653 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.0% |
| Median Home Value | $223,300 |
| Median Gross Rent | $683/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 77.4% |
| Renter Occupied | 22.6% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 18,243 |
| Median Age | 52.2 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 27.2% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
34.3%
Obesity
15.2%
Diabetes
18.1%
Smoking
31.0%
High Blood Pressure
31.3%
No Physical Activity
22.7%
Depression
36.4%
Insufficient Sleep
75.1%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 74.5 · 74th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
30.22
🔥 Wildfire
17.75
❄️ Winter Storm
75.53
🌍 Earthquake
0.80
☀️ Drought
33.81
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