COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bayfield County

Wisconsin · 14,008 residents · 1,478 sq mi

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Bayfield County is home to 14,008 people in Wisconsin. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.1, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $45,000. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 30%. Median rent is $272 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,008

−7%vs 2000

vs 15,013 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,478 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(941)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,142)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,066)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(861)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(580)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,925)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(2,140)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,462)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,421)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,364)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(877)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(229)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,666

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,390 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,933

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,407 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(13,247)

Black0.1%(20)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(91)

Asian0.3%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(12,672)

Black0.2%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(43)

Asian0.2%(26)

Other9.2%(1,286)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(159)

Puerto Rican0.2%(37)

Cuban0.2%(30)

Central American0.1%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Salvadoran0.1%(13)

South American0.1%(13)

Colombian0.1%(10)

Dominican0%(6)

Guatemalan0%(6)

Chilean0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(31)

Taiwanese0.1%(19)

Pakistani0.1%(14)

Hmong0.1%(12)

Korean0%(3)

Indonesian0%(3)

Thai0%(2)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German26.8%(4,443)

Norwegian11%(1,822)

Irish10.9%(1,814)

English9.3%(1,541)

Swedish8.9%(1,473)

Polish6.2%(1,021)

Finnish5.7%(949)

French3.3%(539)

Italian2.8%(460)

American2.7%(443)

Dutch1.8%(297)

Croatian1.8%(294)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.4%(239)

Scottish1.2%(202)

Slovak1.2%(197)

French Canadian1%(171)

Hungarian1%(162)

Danish0.9%(152)

Swiss0.7%(110)

Belgian0.5%(84)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(76)

Russian0.4%(69)

Welsh0.3%(57)

Austrian0.3%(55)

Lithuanian0.3%(42)

Bulgarian0.2%(38)

British0.2%(37)

Slovene0.2%(33)

Greek0.2%(32)

Ukrainian0.2%(27)

Arab0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Latvian0%(8)

Serbian0%(8)

Romanian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

Syrian0%(3)

Armenian0%(2)

Macedonian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+66%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24%(1,759)

Married61.3%(4,487)

Widowed3.5%(258)

Divorced11.1%(812)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(1,394)

Married58.9%(4,177)

Widowed10.2%(726)

Divorced11.2%(792)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.4%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(221)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19%(282)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.9%(579)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(89)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,488 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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