Ashland County vs. Sawyer County

	Ashland County (WI)	Sawyer County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,600	16,489
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.4%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,157	16,547
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,157	16,557
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	25.9%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	48.9%
White alone, percent	83.8%	77.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	11.6%	18.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.2%	76.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,141	1,372
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,648	16,604
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.3%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$110,100	$164,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,173	$1,142
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$462	$417
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$636	$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.6%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	8	95
Households, 2014-2018	6,546	7,634
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.10
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.3%	3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.3%	82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.9%	73.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.1%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.1%	23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	56.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.3%	54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,882	67,156
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	143,093	71,475
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	219,770	256,747
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,747	61,018
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	214,159	238,120
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,392	$14,361
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.4	21.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,861	$44,555
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,505	$30,094
Persons in poverty, percent	15.8%	14.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	487	649
Total employment, 2017	6,345	5,271
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	261,277	186,028
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,099	1,605
All firms, 2012	1,553	2,081
Men-owned firms, 2012	762	1,259
Women-owned firms, 2012	463	334
Minority-owned firms, 2012	61	136
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,365	1,856
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	79	232
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,327	1,654
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	15.5	13.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,045.04	1,257.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ashland county (WI) and Sawyer county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.