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Average
Household Size
The U.S. Census defines
"household" as "all persons who occupy a housing unit (house, an
apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms..)...which have direct access from
the outside of the building or through a common hall." From 1970 to 2015
the trend of shrinking household sizes will continue, with household size being
expected at 2.38 persons by the year 2015. This decrease in household size
paired with the expected increase in population, will have many impacts on the
future of Sauk County land use patterns and housing needs.
| Year |
Persons
P/ Home Year
|
| 1970 |
3.1
|
| 1980 |
2.75
|
| 1990 |
2.61
|
| 1995 |
2.61
|
| 2000 |
2.56
|
| 2005 |
2.5
|
| 2010 |
2.44
|
| 2015 |
2.38
|
Source:
U.S. Census & Wisconsin Dept. of Admin. |
|
Number
of Households
By utilizing the
population projections with the person per household projections provided by
the Wisconsin Department of Administration, it is estimated that Sauk County
will add over 5,200 household units from 1990-2015.
| YEAR |
Projected
# of Households
|
| 1990 |
17,703
|
| 1995 |
19,139
|
| 2000 |
20,227
|
| 2005 |
21,119
|
| 2010 |
22,135
|
| 2015 |
22,992
|
Source:
Wisconsin Dept of Admin. |
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Living
Units in Housing Structures
Living units in a
housing structure is meant to describe how many individual family units are
designed to live in the structure. In Sauk County, whether renting or owning the
structure, most residents live in a unit that is meant to house 1 family, with
72.5% living in single family homes and 8.2% living in mobile homes. The
majority of persons in both of these arrangements are home owners, with
ownership occurring in 85.7% of single family homes and 80.8% in mobile homes.
The remainder of the housing units, which make up a smaller portion of housing,
account for the majority of the rental units.
|
Living
Units in Housing Structures
|
|
Units
in
Structure
|
#
of
Units
|
%
of
Total
|
Owner
Occupied
|
Rental
|
Vacant*
|
| 1 |
14,817
|
72.50
|
11,193
|
1,867
|
1,757
|
| 2-4 |
2,161
|
10.60
|
324
|
1,589
|
248
|
| 5-9 |
638
|
3.10
|
26
|
533
|
79
|
| 10 |
520
|
2.50
|
59
|
315
|
146
|
| 20 |
309
|
1.50
|
3
|
279
|
27
|
| Trailer |
1,669
|
8.20
|
1,091
|
259
|
319
|
| Other |
325
|
1.60
|
109
|
56
|
160
|
| Total |
20,439
|
100.00
|
12,805
|
4,898
|
2,736
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*a
housing unit is considered vacant if the resident is not
present on a permanent basis. Source:
United States Census
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