Sawyer County's estimated 2025 population is 18,614 with a growth rate of 0.17% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Sawyer County is the 56th largest county in Wisconsin. The 2010 population was 16,553 and has seen a growth of 12.45% since that time.
Data after 2023 is projected based on recent change
The racial composition of Sawyer County includes 77.87% White, 14.58% Native American, and smaller percentages for other race, Black or African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and multiracial populations.
Race | Population | Percentage (of total) |
|---|---|---|
| White | 14,205 | 77.87% |
| Native American | 2,660 | 14.58% |
| Two or more races | 1,000 | 5.48% |
| Other race | 137 | 0.75% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 0.64% |
| Asian | 108 | 0.59% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 0.09% |
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Never Married
Sawyer County's average per capita income is $40,025. Household income levels show a median of $59,055. The poverty rate stands at 14.97%.
Name | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Married Families | $85,438 | $107,555 |
| Families | $77,862 | $94,751 |
| Households | $59,055 | $79,980 |
| Non Families | $36,621 | $53,555 |
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