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People QuickFacts |
Sawyer County |
Wisconsin |
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Population, 2009 estimate |
16,939 | 5,654,774 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 |
4.6% | 5.4% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
16,197 | 5,363,708 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 |
5.7% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 |
20.8% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 |
19.6% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2009 |
49.7% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
81.0% | 89.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.5% | 6.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
16.6% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.3% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 |
1.5% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origen, percent, 2009 (b) |
1.8% | 5.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 |
80.0% | 84.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.2% | 56.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.2% | 7.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.7% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.5% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
3,531 | 790,917 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.4 | 20.8 |
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Housing units, 2009 |
15,807 | 2,575,194 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.1% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
4.6% | 26.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$94,300 | $112,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
6,640 | 2,084,544 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.39 | 2.50 |
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Median household income, 2008 |
$39,432 | $52,103 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,634 | $21,271 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 |
15.3% | 10.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Sawyer County |
Wisconsin |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
749 | 146,2861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
5,427 | 2,484,0511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
8.2% | 2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
1,702 | 327,419 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,101 | 393,241 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.5% | 26.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
98,134 | 124,664,004 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
36,104 | 68,510,712 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
199,945 | 59,978,700 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,054 | $11,025 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
58,527 | 6,885,765 |
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Building permits, 2009 |
105 | 10,780 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
135,159 | 40,136,6711 |