Language Spoken At Home in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,597 | 100% |
English only | 14,916 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 681 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 159 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 217 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 58 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 247 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,580 | 100% |
American | 547 | 3.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 255 | 1.5% |
Danish | 193 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 262 | 1.6% |
English | 1,192 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 520 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 222 | 1.3% |
German | 5,466 | 33.0% |
Greek | 65 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 90 | 0.5% |
Irish | 1,741 | 10.5% |
Italian | 371 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 50 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,777 | 10.7% |
Polish | 1,284 | 7.7% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.0% |
Russian | 159 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 119 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 218 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 22 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 981 | 5.9% |
Swiss | 276 | 1.7% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 82 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 72 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,720 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,248 | 68.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,828 | 23.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,905 | 50.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,016 | 13.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 384 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 233 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 959 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 579 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,472 | 32.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,990 | 25.8% |
65 years and over | 844 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,022 | 26.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,517 | 32.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 2 | 0% |
Relationship in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,239 | 100% |
Householder | 7,720 | 47.5% |
Spouse | 3,844 | 23.7% |
Child | 3,512 | 21.6% |
Other relatives | 366 | 2.3% |
Nonrelatives | 797 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 653 | 4.0% |
Marital Status in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,987 | 100% |
Never married | 1,814 | 26.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,090 | 58.5% |
Separated | 56 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 213 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 814 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,782 | 100% |
Never married | 1,355 | 20.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,800 | 56.0% |
Separated | 132 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 692 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 803 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 179 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 102 | 57.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 149 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 232 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 146 | 62.9% |
Less than 1 year | 6 | 2.6% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 8.2% |
3 or 4 years | 50 | 21.6% |
5 or more years | 71 | 30.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 146 | 100% |
Who are female | 84 | 57.5% |
Who are married | 99 | 67.8% |
School Enrollment in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,234 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 193 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 244 | 7.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,441 | 44.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 800 | 24.7% |
College or graduate school | 556 | 17.2% |
Educational Attainment in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,084 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 303 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,033 | 8.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,234 | 35.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,813 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,127 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,659 | 13.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 915 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.3% |
Veteran Status in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,145 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,676 | 12.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,379 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 3,424 | 100% |
With a disability | 187 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 9,526 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,223 | 12.8% |
65 years and over | 3,325 | 100% |
With a disability | 969 | 29.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,427 | 100% |
Same house | 14,627 | 89.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,782 | 10.8% |
Same county | 1,020 | 6.2% |
Different county | 762 | 4.6% |
Same state | 536 | 3.3% |
Different state | 226 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 18 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,580 | 100% |
Native | 16,347 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 16,190 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 9,656 | 58.2% |
Different state | 6,534 | 39.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 157 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 233 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 233 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 117 | 50.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 116 | 49.8% |
Year of Entry in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 390 | 100% |
Native | 157 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 157 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 233 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 228 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sawyer County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 233 | 100% |
Europe | 104 | 44.6% |
Asia | 62 | 26.6% |
Africa | 2 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 31 | 13.3% |
Northern America | 34 | 14.6% |