Sauk County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 58,06290.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,4335.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9561.5%Two or more races
  • 7241.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 5250.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4000.6%Asian alone
  • 240.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $243,483

Here:	$243,483
State:	$243,674

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,495

Here:	$242,495
State:	$212,164

In 2-unit structures: $178,794

Here:	$178,794
State:	$191,549

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,564

Here:	$85,564
State:	$185,896

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $339,634

Here:	$339,634
State:	$204,140

Mobile homes: $46,018

Here:	$46,018
State:	$56,469

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 113
• Thefts: 407
• Auto thefts: 28

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 113
• Thefts: 462
• Auto thefts: 31

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,279 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,130 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sauk County is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $796 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie du Sac, Sauk City, Delton, Lake Delton, Spring Green, Excelsior, West Baraboo, Dellona.

2018 air pollution in Sauk County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 10.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine , Douglas County, Oregon , Gooding County, Idaho , Jefferson County , Teton County, Idaho , Kent County, Michigan , Richland County .

Current college students: 1,768
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,979 (38.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4812010 or later
• 7062000 to 2009
• 3611990 to 1999
• 1591980 to 1989
• 841970 to 1979
• 419Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,577
• One, attached: 741
• Two: 1,824
• 3 or 4: 1,319
• 5 to 9: 1,491
• 10 to 19: 1,363
• 20 to 49: 1,007
• 50 or more: 615
• Mobile homes: 1,702
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Sauk County with a mortgage: 11,344 (273 second mortgage, 1,606 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,989

Religion statistics for Sauk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sauk County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: August 17, 2018 - September 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4402, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1719: August 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-994: July 02, 1993, FEMA Id: 994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: September 14, 1992 to September 24, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-964: September 30, 1992, FEMA Id: 964, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: June 22, 1990 to July 19, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-874: July 13, 1990, FEMA Id: 874, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,604 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.80% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($32,334 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($14,271 average AGI)

Sauk County:	1.73%
Wisconsin average:	1.91%

from Dane County, WI	1.37% ($55,187 average AGI)
from Columbia County, WI	0.86% ($41,316)
from Juneau County, WI	0.37% ($35,922)
from Richland County, WI	0.32% ($46,591)
from Iowa County, WI	0.19% ($43,077)
from Adams County, WI	0.17% ($25,087)
from Milwaukee County, WI	0.15% ($23,929)

6.56% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,068 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.64% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($28,266 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($13,802 average AGI)

Sauk County:	1.91%
Wisconsin average:	2.13%

to Dane County, WI	1.36% ($40,377 average AGI)
to Columbia County, WI	0.64% ($41,722)
to Juneau County, WI	0.45% ($35,944)
to Adams County, WI	0.21% ($45,379)
to Richland County, WI	0.16% ($40,140)
to Cook County, IL	0.13% ($29,486)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.13% ($32,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sauk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,590 (3,774 living alone), Female householders: 12,946 (4,001 living alone)

• 13,387 spouses (13,313 opposite-sex spouses), 2,021 unmarried partners, (1,985 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,265 children (16,221 natural, 290 adopted, 753 stepchildren), 1,452 grandchildren, 281 brothers or sisters, 606 parents, 81 foster children, 440 other relatives, 1,413 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 815

Size of family households: 8,837 2-persons, 3,135 3-persons, 3,049 4-persons, 1,334 5-persons, 409 6-persons, 257 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,774 1-person, 1,507 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 29 5-persons.

9,359 married couples with children.
3,338 single-parent households (1,124 men, 2,214 women).

93.4% of residents of Sauk speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $259,737,000 ($4,547 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,447,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,768,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,560,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,214,000
Federal grants: $48,945,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,314,000 ($11,357,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,936,000 ($552,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $553,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,291,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,206,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sauk County, Wisconsin
• 9642014 or later
• 5382010 to 2013
• 5,4372000 to 2009
• 6,0801990 to 1999
• 2,8161980 to 1989
• 4,2021970 to 1979
• 1,9241960 to 1969
• 1,7791950 to 1959
• 1,1151940 to 1949
• 5,8391939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sauk County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sauk County, Wisconsin
• 401 room
• 402 rooms
• 4013 rooms
• 1,4304 rooms
• 3,1265 rooms
• 3,5986 rooms
• 3,0327 rooms
• 2,8378 rooms
• 3,8189+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sauk County, Wisconsin
• 4001 room
• 5082 rooms
• 1,9253 rooms
• 2,0654 rooms
• 1,3595 rooms
• 9256 rooms
• 4157 rooms
• 3698 rooms
• 2649+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sauk County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sauk County, Wisconsin
• 40no bedroom
• 2721 bedroom
• 3,3652 bedrooms
• 9,2413 bedrooms
• 4,3814 bedrooms
• 1,0335+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sauk County, Wisconsin
• 396no bedroom
• 1,9571 bedroom
• 3,7192 bedrooms
• 1,6203 bedrooms
• 3564 bedrooms
• 1605+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sauk County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sauk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 452no vehicle
• 3,9071 vehicle
• 8,2612 vehicles
• 3,8963 vehicles
• 1,2934 vehicles
• 5195+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sauk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 821no vehicle
• 4,3071 vehicle
• 2,3342 vehicles
• 5733 vehicles
• 884 vehicles
• 705+ vehicles

85.6% of Sauk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Wisconsin.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 48,571
• Other state: 13,174
• Northeast: 789
• Midwest: 9,333
• South: 1,722
• West: 1,345

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 691
• Number of aged recipients: 77
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 614
• Number of recipients under 18: 110
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 446
• Number of recipients older than 64: 135
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 328
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 264

Sauk County on our top lists:

• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"