Sauk City, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

3,483

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

4.69% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.42%

22.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,042

9.94% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$291,400

Population & Diversity

Sauk City, WI is home to a population of 3.48k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.27% of Sauk City, WI residents were born outside of the country (79 people).

In 2024, there were 30 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3k people) in Sauk City, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 90 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Sauk City, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sauk City, WI was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sauk City, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sauk City, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
3k ± 188
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
100 ± 78
Other (Hispanic)
90 ± 71

6.43%

Hispanic Population

224 people

6.43% of the people in Sauk City, WI are hispanic (224 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sauk City, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

2.27%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

79 people

2.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

83 people

As of 2024, 2.27% of Sauk City, WI residents (79 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sauk City, WI was 2.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sauk City, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
74 ± 62
Gulf War (2001-)
56 ± 47
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 27

Sauk City, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Sauk City, WI.

Economy

The economy of Sauk City, WI employs 1.91k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sauk City, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (399 people), Manufacturing (336 people), and Construction (166 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,429), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,971), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,721).

Employment

Occupations

1.91k

2024 Value

± 269

−1.14%

1 Year decline

± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sauk City, WI declined at a rate of −1.14%, from 1.94k employees to 1.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sauk City, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 people), Management Occupations (219 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (148 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sauk City, 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

1.91k

2024 Value

± 269

−1.14%

1 Year decline

± 19.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sauk City, WI declined at a rate of −1.14%, from 1.94k employees to 1.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sauk City, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (399 people), Manufacturing (336 people), and Construction (166 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sauk City, WI, though some of these residents may live in Sauk City, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,779

Median earning men ± $5,895

$50,849

Median earning women ± $3,032

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,667), Public Administration ($62,072), and Manufacturing ($61,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,144), Public Administration ($75,938), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,200).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sauk City, WI was $291,400 in 2024, which is 0.876 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $269,500 to $291,400, a 8.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Sauk City, WI is 69.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sauk City, WI have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sauk City, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$291,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,060

$1,023

Median Property Taxes

±$164

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 Sauk City, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.8%

Homeownership

2024

71%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.8% of the housing units in Sauk City, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sauk City, 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.

$91,042

Median Household Income

± $18,406

1.47k

Number of Households

± 219

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Sauk City, WI grew to $91,042 from the previous year's value of $82,813.

The following chart displays the households in Sauk City, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sauk City, 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 (79%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (5.15%)

In 2024, 79% of workers in Sauk City, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.15%).

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

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sauk City, WI have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sauk City, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sauk City, WI (288 out of 3.42k 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 Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sauk City, WI is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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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