Sandy Hook, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

268

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.5

1.71% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.97%

11.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$83,409

3.33% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$193,800

Economy

The economy of Sandy Hook, WI employs 173 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sandy Hook, WI were Construction (38 people), Finance & Insurance (28 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($81,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,393).

Employment

Occupations

173

2024 Value

± 87

6.13%

1 Year growth

± 69.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sandy Hook, WI grew at a rate of 6.13%, from 163 employees to 173 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sandy Hook, WI, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (38 people), Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (26 people), and Management Occupations (18 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sandy Hook, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

173

2024 Value

± 87

6.13%

1 Year growth

± 69.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sandy Hook, WI grew at a rate of 6.13%, from 163 employees to 173 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sandy Hook, WI, are Construction (38 people), Finance & Insurance (28 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sandy Hook, WI, though some of these residents may live in Sandy Hook, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,561

Median earning men ± $2,180

$29,028

Median earning women ± $15,120

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,607).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sandy Hook, WI was $193,800 in 2024, which is 0.583 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,700 to $193,800, a 4.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Sandy Hook, WI is 57.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sandy Hook, WI have an average commute time of 13.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sandy Hook, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$193,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$66,915

$68

Median Property Taxes

±$35

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sandy Hook, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sandy Hook, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.6%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.6% of the housing units in Sandy Hook, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sandy Hook, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$83,409

Median Household Income

± $5,508

118

Number of Households

± 56

In 2024, the median household income of the 118 households in Sandy Hook, WI grew to $83,409 from the previous year's value of $80,720.

The following chart displays the households in Sandy Hook, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sandy Hook, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Worked At Home (26.8%)

In 2024, 73.2% of workers in Sandy Hook, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.8%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sandy Hook, WI have a shorter commute time (13.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sandy Hook, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sandy Hook, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sandy Hook, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sandy Hook, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.97% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sandy Hook, WI (16 out of 268 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sandy Hook, WI is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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