Sawyer County Information
Sawyer in
Wisconsin occupies
1,350 square miles and has a 2006 population of
17,080, a change from a 2000 population of
16,196 and
14,181 in 1990.
13.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.1% percent is 25-35, and
13.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
16 acts of violent crime reported in
Sawyer in 2004, a change from
8 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
602 people:
6.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.2%.
Read more about
Sawyer, Wisconsin in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sawyer | |
| State | Wisconsin | |
| Land Area | 1,350 sq. miles | Ranked 501 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 17,080 | Ranked 1,961 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 17,034 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,196 | Ranked 2,009 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 14,181 | Ranked 2,039 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 82.3% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | 15.7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 16 | 8 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 6 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 6 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 525 | 380 |
| Burglaries | 164 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 314 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 47 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 9,388 | 8,459 |
| Unemployed Population | 602 | 439 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.4% | 5.2% |
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