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Population in July 2007: 3,117. Population change since 2000: +0.8%
 

Males: 1,496  (48.0%)
Females: 1,621  (52.0%)
Median resident age:  38.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 53583.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,886 (it was $36,378 in 2000)
Sauk City:  $40,886
Wisconsin:  $50,578

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,668 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
Sauk City:  $169,668
Wisconsin:  $168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $182,530; Detached houses: $181,064; Townhouses or other attached units: $160,525; In 2-unit structures: $168,570; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $321,382; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,260
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Races in Sauk City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sauk City: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (53.3%), Irish (9.4%), English (6.0%), French (5.3%), Norwegian (5.1%), Polish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1854

Elevation: 757 feet

Land area: 1.50 square miles.

Population density: 2083 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sauk City

  • High school or higher: 78.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sauk City village

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

117 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America).

This village:  3.8%
Wisconsin:  3.6%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Sauk City, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sauk City to the number of sex offenders is 346 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sauk City:  2.2% ($2,478)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (26.8 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (172.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Prairie du Sac, WI (1.1 miles ), Roxbury, WI (4.4 miles ), Sumpter, WI (6.2 miles ), Mazomanie, WI (6.6 miles ), Merrimac, WI (6.7 miles ), West Point, WI (7.0 miles ), Mazomanie, WI (8.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $236,800

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Latitude: 43.27 N, Longitude: 89.73 W

Area code: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+0.6%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (25%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Sauk City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1984, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Sauk City village center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/16/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the village center injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sauk City:
  • SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)
  • ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 16 miles; BARABOO, WI)
  • UNIV OF WI HOSPITALS/CLINICS AUTHORITY (about 24 miles; MADISON, WI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sauk City:
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 29 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 58 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
  • ROCK CO (about 66 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sauk City:
  • SAUK-PRAIRIE (about 2 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI; ID: 91C)
  • BARABOO WISCONSIN DELLS (about 17 miles; BARABOO, WI; ID: DLL)
  • MOREY (about 19 miles; MIDDLETON, WI; ID: C29)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sauk City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 26 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 26 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 64 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 76 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 89 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sauk City:
Private elementary/middle schools in Sauk City:
  • ST ALOYSIUS SCHOOL (Students: 137; Location: 608 OAK ST; Grades: PK - 5)
  • PLEASANT RIVER SCHOOLHOUSE (Students: 19; Location: 307 POLK STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
Library in Sauk City:
  • SAUK CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $205,084; Location: 515 WATER ST.; 30,676 books; 1,122 audio materials; 1,684 video materials; 114 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Sauk City: Sauk City Public Library (A), Freie Gemeinde Hall (B), Hahn House Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sauk City include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Saint Aloysius Catholic Church (B), First United Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Aloysius Cemetery (1), Sauk City Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sauk City include: Junge Park (1), Derleth Park (2), Free Thinkers Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Sauk City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Ganser's Motel (7433 State Road 188).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sauk City and their reported violations in the past:

RAYS RIVERSIDE RESORT, INC (Population served: 41, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-20-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sauk City that have no violations reported:
  • CORTLAND ACRES (Population served: 145, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  62.0%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  12.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sauk City, WI


96 people in nursing homes
22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Sauk City compared to Wisconsin state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sauk City (2007 data):
  • M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank: Sauk Prairie Branch at 615 Water Street, branch established on 1913-09-10. Info updated 2006-04-06: Bank assets: $48,017.4 mil, Deposits: $31,598.7 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 307 total offices, Holding Company: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
  • Community Business Bank: at 1111 Sycamore Street, branch established on 1994-02-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49.9 mil, Deposits: $43.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Community Business Bancshares, Inc.
  • Amcore Bank, National Association: Sauk City Branch at 525 Water St, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,247.4 mil, Deposits: $4,367.9 mil, headquarters in Rockford, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 80 total offices, Holding Company: Amcore Financial, Inc.
  • Bank of Prairie du Sac: Sauk City Branch at 865 Phillips Boulevard, branch established on 1991-08-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $224.1 mil, Deposits: $183.4 mil, headquarters in Prairie Du Sac, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ploetz Investments Limited Partnership



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (71%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,142$25,7040$0
Electric Power 10$40,140$48,1680$0
Water Supply 2$8,620$51,7200$0
Streets and Highways 8$27,154$40,7314$5,470
Financial Administration 1$5,332$63,9840$0
Totals for Government 22$83,388$45,4844$5,470



Sauk City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $318,000
    Solid Waste Management: $112,000
    All Other: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $491,000
    Electric Utilities: $231,000
    Parks & Recreation: $63,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Libraries: $18,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,973,000
    Police Protection: $378,000
    Water Utilities: $258,000
    Regular Highways: $256,000
    Parks & Recreation: $221,000
    Fire Protection: $180,000
    Libraries: $175,000
    Sewerage: $172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $104,000
    Central Staff Services: $87,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Financial Administration: $38,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $87,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,248,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,130,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $902,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $631,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $420,000
    Other, NEC: $0
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $228,000
    Water Utilities: $197,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $210,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $149,000
    Rents: $30,000
    Special Assessments: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,315,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,002,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $469,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $415,000
    Highways: $177,000
    All Other: $106,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,142,000
    NEC: $58,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,072,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $75,000

6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($217 average AGI)
Sauk County:  0.12%
Wisconsin average:  0.08%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dane County, WI  1.38% ($41,144 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI  0.89% ($36,736)
from Juneau County, WI  0.53% ($27,785)


6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.60%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dane County, WI  1.54% ($35,662 average AGI)
to Columbia County, WI  0.72% ($35,185)
to Juneau County, WI  0.49% ($29,900)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sauk City:
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNWC (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sauk City:
  • WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
  • WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WNFM (104.9 FM; REEDSBURG, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WDDC (100.1 FM; PORTAGE, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNO-FM (106.9 FM; WISCONSIN DELLS, WI; Owner: MAGNUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sauk City:
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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