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Bayfield County, Wisconsin (WI)

County population in 2022: 16,242 (all rural); it was 15,013 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,988
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,477
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,130
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,221 (it was 1,077 in 2000)
% of renters here:

17%
State:

32%

Land area: 1476 sq. mi.

Water area: 565.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Bayfield County: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.2%), Manufacturing (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Bayfield County, WI (2022)
    • 13,43283.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,1857.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 9375.8%Two or more races
    • 4042.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1230.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 820.5%Asian alone
    • 280.2%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

54.3 years
Wisconsin median age:

40.4 years
Males: 8,326  (51.3%)
Females: 7,916  (48.7%)
Average household size:
Bayfield County:

2.0 people
Wisconsin:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $65,908 ($33,390 in 1999)
This county:

$65,908
Wisconsin:

$70,996

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $608 (lower quartile is $359, upper quartile is $830)
This county:

$608
State:

$845


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $234,556 (it was $87,500 in 2000)
Bayfield:

$234,556
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,332 - $341,092

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $295,093
Here:

$295,093
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $452,863
Here:

$452,863
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $274,116
Here:

$274,116
State:

$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,082
Here:

$123,082
State:

$216,833

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $339,992
Here:

$339,992
State:

$280,537

Mobile homes: $87,640
Here:

$87,640
State:

$79,042

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $120,329
Here:

$120,329
State:

$148,355

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,382
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $527

Institutionalized population: 108

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 13
  • Burglaries: 18
  • Thefts: 65
  • Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 16
  • Burglaries: 33
  • Thefts: 40
  • Auto thefts: 7
Bayfield County, WI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 100 buildings, average cost: $286,600
  • 2021: 90 buildings, average cost: $228,700
  • 2020: 53 buildings, average cost: $171,400
  • 2019: 82 buildings, average cost: $147,700
  • 2018: 99 buildings, average cost: $175,200
  • 2017: 92 buildings, average cost: $156,400
  • 2016: 78 buildings, average cost: $171,000
  • 2015: 75 buildings, average cost: $176,200
  • 2014: 51 buildings, average cost: $150,900
  • 2013: 79 buildings, average cost: $149,800
  • 2012: 63 buildings, average cost: $208,200
  • 2011: 67 buildings, average cost: $170,700
  • 2010: 59 buildings, average cost: $135,600
  • 2009: 91 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2008: 122 buildings, average cost: $128,900
  • 2007: 140 buildings, average cost: $136,500
  • 2006: 157 buildings, average cost: $135,400
  • 2005: 185 buildings, average cost: $112,400
  • 2004: 155 buildings, average cost: $83,000
  • 2003: 154 buildings, average cost: $84,100
  • 2002: 140 buildings, average cost: $84,700
  • 2001: 143 buildings, average cost: $86,400
  • 2000: 144 buildings, average cost: $84,400
  • 1999: 140 buildings, average cost: $84,100
  • 1998: 159 buildings, average cost: $85,500
  • 1997: 144 buildings, average cost: $83,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Bayfield, WI residents
Average permit cost in Bayfield, WI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,370 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,226 (1.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Bayfield, WI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Bayfield, WI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Bayfield, WI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.5%
Bayfield County:

10.5%
Wisconsin:

10.7%
(8.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.3% for Black residents, 34.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.8% for American Indian residents, 14.8% for other race residents, 17.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 54.3 years old
(Males: 53.8 years old, Females: 55.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 57.2 years old, Black residents: 16.6 years old, American Indian residents: 37.3 years old, Asian residents: 41.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.9 years old, Other race residents: 28.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bayfield County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washburn, Russell, Iron River, Cable, Barksdale, Eileen, Bayfield, Barnes, Drummond, Oulu.

Bayfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Fallon County, Montana , Clay County, Minnesota , Mason County, Washington , McCone County, Montana , Treasure County, Montana , Norman County, Minnesota , Wilkin County, Minnesota .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.8%
Wisconsin:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Bayfield, WI
County total employment by year in Bayfield, WI
County average yearly wages by year in Bayfield, WI

Current college students: 453
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 206 (67.7% naturalized citizens)

Bayfield County:

1.3%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 132010 or later
  • 532000 to 2009
  • 251990 to 1999
  • 161980 to 1989
  • 161970 to 1979
  • 88Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.3%

Bayfield County marital status for males Bayfield County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,646
  • One, attached: 189
  • Two: 211
  • 3 or 4: 94
  • 5 to 9: 113
  • 10 to 19: 189
  • 20 to 49: 77
  • 50 or more: 15
  • Mobile homes: 814
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Bayfield County with a mortgage: 3,262 (293 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 247 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 138

Here:

2.1% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Bayfield County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic3,10910
Mainline Protestant2,24714
Evangelical Protestant84710
Other11
Orthodox--
None8,810-
Bayfield County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Bayfield County:

3.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Bayfield County:

8.63 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 40
This county:

26.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Bayfield County:

8.7%
Wisconsin:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Bayfield County:

27.6%
State:

27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.3%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Bayfield County:

Average size of farms: 239 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $25,075
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.14%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.58%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24,797
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42,317
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 24.81%
Corn for grain: 2092 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 259 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 192 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 377 acres

Earthquake activity:

Bayfield County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 240.0 miles away from Bayfield County center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from Bayfield County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 251.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - June 19, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4383-WI: August 10, 2018, FEMA Id: 4383, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 11, 2016 to July 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4276: August 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 20, 2013 to June 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4141: August 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4141, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2012 to June 20, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4076: August 02, 2012, FEMA Id: 4076, 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 Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to July 06, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1369: May 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1369, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to July 31, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1284: August 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1284, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
  • Wisconsin Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: September 10, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-352: September 10, 1972, FEMA Id: 352, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

The number of natural disasters in Bayfield County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Bayfield

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,273 (64.8%)
  • Carpooled: 425 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 53 (1.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 67 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 24 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 209 (4.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,107 (21.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Kenya (17%)
  • Germany (16%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • South Africa (9%)
  • Taiwan (5%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Cuba (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bayfield County


  • German (20%)
  • Norwegian (8%)
  • Finnish (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • Polish (5%)
  • Swedish (5%)
  • Irish (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Bayfield County, Wisconsin in 2010:

  • 60 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 9 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 7 people in college/university student housing
  • 2 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Bayfield County, Wisconsin in 2000:

  • 71 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 2 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 2 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $65,274.

8.74% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($77,900 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.74%
Wisconsin average:

6.07%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.66% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($34,305 average AGI)
4.08% relocated from other states ($43,595 average AGI)
Bayfield County:

4.08%
Wisconsin average:

2.19%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Ashland County, WI  1.26% ($49,921 average AGI)
from Douglas County, WI  0.72% ($76,588)
from Hennepin County, MN  0.51% ($113,972)


5.28% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.28%
Wisconsin average:

6.10%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.16% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($43,474 average AGI)
2.12% relocated to other states ($22,591 average AGI)
Bayfield County:

2.12%
Wisconsin average:

2.22%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Ashland County, WI  1.29% ($39,761 average AGI)
to Douglas County, WI  0.47% ($57,969)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Births per 1000 population in Bayfield County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Bayfield County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Bayfield County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bayfield County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Bayfield County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bayfield County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bayfield County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bayfield County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Bayfield County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,308 (2,856 aged, 452 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 388 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Bayfield County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (288)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (147)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (44)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 872
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,004
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,242
  • Male householders: 3,956 (1,124 living alone), Female householders: 3,803 (1,077 living alone)
  • 4,192 spouses (4,152 opposite-sex spouses), 636 unmarried partners, (626 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,011 children (2,714 natural, 152 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 267 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 34 foster children, 76 other relatives, 174 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 111

Size of family households: 3,119 2-persons, 891 3-persons, 525 4-persons, 315 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,200 1-person, 501 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

1,748 married couples with children.
577 single-parent households (226 men, 351 women).

97.6% of residents of Bayfield speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $95,288,000 ($6,280 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,905,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,102,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,344,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $325,000
Federal grants: $23,996,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,283,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,237,000 ($338,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,675,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,285,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,603,000

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

Births: 640
Here:

42 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 756
Here:

50 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +23
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +266
Here:

+18 per 1000 residents
State:

+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bayfield County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.1

Year house built in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • Year house built in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • 422020 or later
  • 1,0222010 to 2019
  • 2,4672000 to 2009
  • 1,8391990 to 1999
  • 1,5101980 to 1989
  • 1,9681970 to 1979
  • 9751960 to 1969
  • 7651950 to 1959
  • 6451940 to 1949
  • 2,0571939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • 401 room
  • 932 rooms
  • 3953 rooms
  • 8294 rooms
  • 1,2025 rooms
  • 1,2576 rooms
  • 1,0257 rooms
  • 6218 rooms
  • 1,0369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • 761 room
  • 972 rooms
  • 2153 rooms
  • 3054 rooms
  • 2335 rooms
  • 1736 rooms
  • 937 rooms
  • 568 rooms
  • 679+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • 51no bedroom
  • 4191 bedroom
  • 1,7162 bedrooms
  • 2,9603 bedrooms
  • 1,0244 bedrooms
  • 3095+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  • 79no bedroom
  • 2791 bedroom
  • 4772 bedrooms
  • 3463 bedrooms
  • 1104 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Bayfield County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bayfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bayfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 92no vehicle
  • 1,4891 vehicle
  • 2,9302 vehicles
  • 1,3033 vehicles
  • 4544 vehicles
  • 1865+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bayfield County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bayfield County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 201no vehicle
  • 5991 vehicle
  • 3132 vehicles
  • 1143 vehicles
  • 594 vehicles
  • 255+ vehicles

91.2% of Bayfield County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Wisconsin.

Bayfield County:

91.2%
State average:

87.7%

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

  • This state: 9,414
  • Other state: 6,647
  • Northeast: 429
  • Midwest: 4,915
  • South: 656
  • West: 636
Year householders moved into unit in Bayfield County, WI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bayfield County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 21.0%Utility gas
  • 15.0%Wood
  • 7.4%Electricity
  • 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 33.6%Utility gas
  • 29.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 25.1%Electricity
  • 7.9%Wood
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
Here:

12.2%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
Here:

5.9%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 63
Here:

16.8%
Wisconsin:

17.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Bayfield County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,000
  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $5,074,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,172,000
    Other: $1,195,000
    Other: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Parks and Recreation: $221,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,520,000
    Regular Highways: $1,395,000
    General Public Buildings: $371,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $178,000
    General Public Buildings: $104,000
    General - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $59,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    General - Other: $41,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,511,000
    Health - Other: $4,989,000
    Regular Highways: $4,404,000
    General - Other: $3,477,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,947,000
    Police Protection: $2,929,000
    Police Protection: $2,789,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,497,000
    Health - Other: $2,131,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,875,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,062,000
    Financial Administration: $982,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $942,000
    Financial Administration: $917,000
    Parks and Recreation: $597,000
    General Public Buildings: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $460,000
    Parks and Recreation: $407,000
    Libraries: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $355,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $338,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $124,000
    Housing and Community Development: $38,000
    Air Transportation: $19,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $82,000
    Other: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $184,000
    Interest on Debt: $88,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $320,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $18,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $314,000
    Other: $306,000
    Highways: $96,000
    Highways: $96,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,570,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,280,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,600,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,245,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $290,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $451,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $292,000
    Sale of Property: $119,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $97,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $56,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $683,000
    Central Staff Services: $256,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Police Protection: $84,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,674,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,650,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,026,000
    Public Welfare: $4,605,000
    Highways: $2,278,000
    Highways: $2,234,000
    Other: $1,556,000
    Other: $1,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $636,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $433,000
    Education: $412,000
    Education: $366,000
    Health and Hospitals: $302,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,584,000
    Property: $9,528,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $970,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $251,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $70,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $52,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,722,000
    : $8,032,000

Bayfield County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,000
  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $5,074,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,172,000
    Other: $1,195,000
    Other: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Parks and Recreation: $221,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,520,000
    Regular Highways: $1,395,000
    General Public Buildings: $371,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $178,000
    General Public Buildings: $104,000
    General - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $59,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    General - Other: $41,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,511,000
    Health - Other: $4,989,000
    Regular Highways: $4,404,000
    General - Other: $3,477,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,947,000
    Police Protection: $2,929,000
    Police Protection: $2,789,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,497,000
    Health - Other: $2,131,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,875,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,062,000
    Financial Administration: $982,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $942,000
    Financial Administration: $917,000
    Parks and Recreation: $597,000
    General Public Buildings: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $460,000
    Parks and Recreation: $407,000
    Libraries: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $355,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $338,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $124,000
    Housing and Community Development: $38,000
    Air Transportation: $19,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $82,000
    Other: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $184,000
    Interest on Debt: $88,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $320,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $18,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $314,000
    Other: $306,000
    Highways: $96,000
    Highways: $96,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,570,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,280,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,600,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,245,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $290,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $451,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $292,000
    Sale of Property: $119,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $97,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $56,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $683,000
    Central Staff Services: $256,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Police Protection: $84,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,674,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,650,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,026,000
    Public Welfare: $4,605,000
    Highways: $2,278,000
    Highways: $2,234,000
    Other: $1,556,000
    Other: $1,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $636,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $433,000
    Education: $412,000
    Education: $366,000
    Health and Hospitals: $302,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,584,000
    Property: $9,528,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $970,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $251,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $70,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $52,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,722,000
    : $8,032,000

Bayfield County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,000
  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $5,074,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,172,000
    Other: $1,195,000
    Other: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Parks and Recreation: $221,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,520,000
    Regular Highways: $1,395,000
    General Public Buildings: $371,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $178,000
    General Public Buildings: $104,000
    General - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $59,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    General - Other: $41,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,511,000
    Health - Other: $4,989,000
    Regular Highways: $4,404,000
    General - Other: $3,477,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,947,000
    Police Protection: $2,929,000
    Police Protection: $2,789,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,497,000
    Health - Other: $2,131,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,875,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,062,000
    Financial Administration: $982,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $942,000
    Financial Administration: $917,000
    Parks and Recreation: $597,000
    General Public Buildings: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $460,000
    Parks and Recreation: $407,000
    Libraries: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $355,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $338,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $124,000
    Housing and Community Development: $38,000
    Air Transportation: $19,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $82,000
    Other: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $184,000
    Interest on Debt: $88,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $320,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $18,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $314,000
    Other: $306,000
    Highways: $96,000
    Highways: $96,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,570,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,280,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,600,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,245,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $290,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $451,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $292,000
    Sale of Property: $119,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $97,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $56,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $683,000
    Central Staff Services: $256,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Police Protection: $84,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,674,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,650,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,026,000
    Public Welfare: $4,605,000
    Highways: $2,278,000
    Highways: $2,234,000
    Other: $1,556,000
    Other: $1,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $636,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $433,000
    Education: $412,000
    Education: $366,000
    Health and Hospitals: $302,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,584,000
    Property: $9,528,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $970,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $251,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $70,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $52,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,722,000
    : $8,032,000

Bayfield County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,000
  • Charges - Natural Resources - Other: $5,074,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,172,000
    Other: $1,195,000
    Other: $803,000
    Parks and Recreation: $284,000
    Parks and Recreation: $221,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,520,000
    Regular Highways: $1,395,000
    General Public Buildings: $371,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $204,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $178,000
    General Public Buildings: $104,000
    General - Other: $84,000
    Parks and Recreation: $59,000
    Health - Other: $42,000
    General - Other: $41,000
    Parks and Recreation: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,511,000
    Health - Other: $4,989,000
    Regular Highways: $4,404,000
    General - Other: $3,477,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,999,000
    General - Other: $2,947,000
    Police Protection: $2,929,000
    Police Protection: $2,789,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,641,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,497,000
    Health - Other: $2,131,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,875,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,139,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,062,000
    Financial Administration: $982,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $942,000
    Financial Administration: $917,000
    Parks and Recreation: $597,000
    General Public Buildings: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $460,000
    Parks and Recreation: $407,000
    Libraries: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $355,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $338,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $124,000
    Housing and Community Development: $38,000
    Air Transportation: $19,000
    Air Transportation: $18,000
    Transit Utilities: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $82,000
    Other: $52,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $184,000
    Interest on Debt: $88,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $320,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $18,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $314,000
    Other: $306,000
    Highways: $96,000
    Highways: $96,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,570,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,280,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,600,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,245,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $355,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $290,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $501,000
    General Revenue - Other: $451,000
    Interest Earnings: $430,000
    Rents: $292,000
    Sale of Property: $119,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $97,000
    Interest Earnings: $95,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $56,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $683,000
    Central Staff Services: $256,000
    General - Other: $102,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    Police Protection: $84,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,089,000
    Cash and Securities: $19,674,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,650,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $5,026,000
    Public Welfare: $4,605,000
    Highways: $2,278,000
    Highways: $2,234,000
    Other: $1,556,000
    Other: $1,108,000
    General Local Government Support: $636,000
    General Local Government Support: $597,000
    Health and Hospitals: $433,000
    Education: $412,000
    Education: $366,000
    Health and Hospitals: $302,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,584,000
    Property: $9,528,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $970,000
    Other License: $263,000
    Other License: $251,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $70,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $52,000
    Other: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,722,000
    : $8,032,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 252
  • Number of aged recipients: 27
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 225
  • Number of recipients under 18: 46
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 153
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 53
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 113
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 100
Most common first names in Bayfield County, WI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John14875.3 years
William9775.0 years
Mary8081.3 years
Robert7472.0 years
George7376.6 years
James5574.4 years
Margaret5178.3 years
Joseph5071.3 years
Walter4775.6 years
Arthur4678.5 years
Most common last names in Bayfield County, WI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson9677.4 years
Anderson9180.2 years
Peterson6279.1 years
Nelson5477.5 years
Olson4777.2 years
Carlson3881.2 years
Larson3579.8 years
Swanson2878.1 years
Smith2772.7 years
Hanson2678.3 years
Businesses in Bayfield County, WI
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Super 81
Dairy Queen1True Value1
MasterBrand Cabinets2U-Haul2