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Ashland County, Wisconsin (WI)

County population in 2022: 16,069 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 16,866 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,562
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,135
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,744
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,039 (it was 1,974 in 2000)
% of renters here:

29%
State:

32%

Land area: 1044 sq. mi.

Water area: 1249.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ashland County: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.6%), Manufacturing (14.5%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (10.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ashland County, WI (2022)
    • 12,94281.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,3458.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 7644.8%Two or more races
    • 5433.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2401.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1190.7%Asian alone
    • 170.1%Some other race alone
    • 90.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.7 years
Wisconsin median age:

40.4 years
Males: 8,283  (51.6%)
Females: 7,786  (48.4%)
Average household size:
Ashland County:

2.0 people
Wisconsin:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,849 ($31,628 in 1999)
This county:

$55,849
Wisconsin:

$70,996

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $532 (lower quartile is $295, upper quartile is $737)
This county:

$532
State:

$845


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,771 (it was $61,900 in 2000)
Ashland:

$156,771
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,764 - $246,777

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $192,443
Here:

$192,443
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $251,736
Here:

$251,736
State:

$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $170,233
Here:

$170,233
State:

$203,667

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $172,158
Here:

$172,158
State:

$280,537

Mobile homes: $91,935
Here:

$91,935
State:

$79,042

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,265
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $489

Institutionalized population: 239

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 7
  • Thefts: 14
  • Auto thefts: 4

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 20
  • Burglaries: 21
  • Thefts: 25
  • Auto thefts: 8
Ashland County, WI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 24 buildings, average cost: $262,600
  • 2021: 13 buildings, average cost: $219,700
  • 2020: 13 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2019: 12 buildings, average cost: $238,300
  • 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $213,100
  • 2017: 9 buildings, average cost: $117,700
  • 2016: 11 buildings, average cost: $223,600
  • 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $135,600
  • 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $216,800
  • 2013: 10 buildings, average cost: $222,000
  • 2012: 12 buildings, average cost: $162,500
  • 2011: 20 buildings, average cost: $154,200
  • 2010: 19 buildings, average cost: $143,200
  • 2009: 21 buildings, average cost: $158,200
  • 2008: 34 buildings, average cost: $119,200
  • 2007: 54 buildings, average cost: $231,700
  • 2006: 55 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 2005: 53 buildings, average cost: $155,200
  • 2004: 59 buildings, average cost: $117,600
  • 2003: 72 buildings, average cost: $125,800
  • 2002: 60 buildings, average cost: $99,400
  • 2001: 59 buildings, average cost: $130,500
  • 2000: 41 buildings, average cost: $85,700
  • 1999: 44 buildings, average cost: $107,900
  • 1998: 35 buildings, average cost: $80,700
  • 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $80,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Ashland, WI residents
Average permit cost in Ashland, WI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,381 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,840 (1.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Ashland, WI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ashland, WI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ashland, WI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 16.7%
Ashland County:

16.7%
Wisconsin:

10.7%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 69.8% for Black residents, 13.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.5% for American Indian residents, 14.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 36.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.7 years old
(Males: 40.1 years old, Females: 44.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.1 years old, Black residents: 21.1 years old, American Indian residents: 40.1 years old, Asian residents: 33.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.9 years old, Other race residents: 39.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ashland County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashland, Sanborn, White River, Mellen, Jacobs, Gingles, Morse, Agenda, Glidden, New Odanah.

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

2023 air pollution in Ashland County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Clearwater County, Idaho , Oliver County, North Dakota , Sioux County, North Dakota .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Wisconsin:

2.7%

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

Current college students: 1,192
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 202 (72.5% naturalized citizens)

Ashland County:

1.3%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 762010 or later
  • 322000 to 2009
  • 261990 to 1999
  • 161980 to 1989
  • 101970 to 1979
  • 52Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Ashland County marital status for males Ashland County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,305
  • One, attached: 138
  • Two: 354
  • 3 or 4: 340
  • 5 to 9: 219
  • 10 to 19: 218
  • 20 to 49: 199
  • 50 or more: 94
  • Mobile homes: 626

Housing units in Ashland County with a mortgage: 2,650 (315 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 281 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122

Here:

1.6% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ashland County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic4,9528
Evangelical Protestant2,63314
Mainline Protestant2,07811
Other3344
None6,160-
Ashland 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: 8
Ashland County:

4.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Ashland County:

6.76 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 30
This county:

18.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ashland County:

8.7%
Wisconsin:

7.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Ashland County:

26.4%
State:

27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.7%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Ashland County:

Average size of farms: 259 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,455
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $40.80
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,666
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.36%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,528
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.89%
Corn for grain: 768 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Earthquake activity:

Ashland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 73% 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 259.7 miles away from Ashland County center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 123.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 124.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 124.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 106.8 miles away from Ashland County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 271.5 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, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ashland County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ashland

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,408 (71.8%)
  • Carpooled: 845 (9.5%)
  • Bus: 112 (1.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 32 (0.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 96 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 76 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 548 (6.1%)
  • Worked at home: 705 (7.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

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


  • Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (24%)
  • Haiti (15%)
  • Germany (13%)
  • Mexico (9%)
  • Italy (7%)
  • Laos (5%)
  • Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ashland County


  • German (21%)
  • Finnish (7%)
  • Polish (6%)
  • American (5%)
  • Norwegian (4%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Irish (4%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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

  • 369 people in college/university student housing
  • 183 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 34 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 22 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 6 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 2 people in group homes intended for adults

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

  • 430 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 218 people in nursing homes
  • 58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 8 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 4 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $55,009.

7.20% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.20%
Wisconsin average:

6.07%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.44% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($28,296 average AGI)
2.76% relocated from other states ($21,224 average AGI)
Ashland County:

2.76%
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 Bayfield County, WI  1.42% ($39,761 average AGI)
from Price County, WI  0.42% ($49,962)


6.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,957 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.41%
Wisconsin average:

6.10%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.04% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($26,294 average AGI)
2.38% relocated to other states ($17,662 average AGI)
Ashland County:

2.38%
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 Bayfield County, WI  1.45% ($49,921 average AGI)
to Price County, WI  0.36% ($32,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Ashland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Ashland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ashland County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ashland County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ashland County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ashland County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ashland County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ashland County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ashland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,183 (2,632 aged, 551 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 343 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (238)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (225)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (157)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (102)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (72)
  • Unspecified dementia (40)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (21)
  • Alzheimer disease with late onset (10)
  • Congestive heart failure (10)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.98
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,139
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 598
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 72,134

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,233
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,263
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,069
  • Male householders: 3,420 (1,267 living alone), Female householders: 3,612 (1,263 living alone)
  • 3,054 spouses (3,045 opposite-sex spouses), 743 unmarried partners, (728 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,927 children (3,782 natural, 64 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 294 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 13 foster children, 83 other relatives, 281 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 579

Size of family households: 2,152 2-persons, 732 3-persons, 589 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,530 1-person, 514 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 37 5-persons.

2,224 married couples with children.
797 single-parent households (164 men, 633 women).

96.4% of residents of Ashland speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $125,147,000 ($7,485 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,589,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,083,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,128,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,218,000
Federal grants: $33,586,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,208,000 ($-79,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,923,000 ($111,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,517,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,363,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,148,000

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

Births: 1,075
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,024
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +18
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -286
Here -17 per 1000 residents
State +3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ashland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (19% from ground, 81% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.1

Year house built in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • Year house built in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • 32020 or later
  • 5172010 to 2019
  • 1,1042000 to 2009
  • 1,0061990 to 1999
  • 1,0191980 to 1989
  • 1,3441970 to 1979
  • 6001960 to 1969
  • 7091950 to 1959
  • 5841940 to 1949
  • 2,5251939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • 151 room
  • 282 rooms
  • 1803 rooms
  • 6964 rooms
  • 1,0965 rooms
  • 9476 rooms
  • 9557 rooms
  • 4888 rooms
  • 6749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • 841 room
  • 382 rooms
  • 3873 rooms
  • 4764 rooms
  • 4155 rooms
  • 2206 rooms
  • 1227 rooms
  • 1108 rooms
  • 979+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • 20no bedroom
  • 1581 bedroom
  • 1,3672 bedrooms
  • 2,3643 bedrooms
  • 9704 bedrooms
  • 1975+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
  • 91no bedroom
  • 5121 bedroom
  • 7192 bedrooms
  • 4773 bedrooms
  • 764 bedrooms
  • 785+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 127no vehicle
  • 1,4711 vehicle
  • 2,1802 vehicles
  • 9083 vehicles
  • 3194 vehicles
  • 825+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 318no vehicle
  • 1,0891 vehicle
  • 4572 vehicles
  • 473 vehicles
  • 444 vehicles
  • 35+ vehicles

88.5% of Ashland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Wisconsin.

Ashland County:

88.5%
State average:

87.7%

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

  • This state: 11,000
  • Other state: 4,846
  • Northeast: 318
  • Midwest: 3,283
  • South: 501
  • West: 751
Year householders moved into unit in Ashland County, WI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ashland County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 47.2%Utility gas
  • 30.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.5%Wood
  • 6.1%Electricity
  • 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.2%Utility gas
  • 25.6%Electricity
  • 11.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.1%No fuel used
  • 2.5%Wood
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 95
Here:

6.6%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

0.9%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 505
Here:

66.6%
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

Ashland County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,953,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,551,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,549,000
    Police Protection: $3,214,000
    Regular Highways: $2,556,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,881,000
    Health - Other: $912,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $903,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $836,000
    Financial Administration: $736,000
    Central Staff Services: $680,000
    General Public Buildings: $679,000
    General - Other: $517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $264,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $188,000
    Libraries: $188,000
    Air Transportation: $45,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $416,000
    Other: $61,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $188,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $45,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $759,000
    Other: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $549,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
    Interest Earnings: $67,000
    Rents: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $570,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,563,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,284,000
    Highways: $2,902,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,132,000
    Other: $1,029,000
    Education: $264,000
    Health and Hospitals: $183,000
    Transit Utilities: $69,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,533,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,268,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $27,000
    Other License: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,485,000

Ashland County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,953,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,551,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,549,000
    Police Protection: $3,214,000
    Regular Highways: $2,556,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,881,000
    Health - Other: $912,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $903,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $836,000
    Financial Administration: $736,000
    Central Staff Services: $680,000
    General Public Buildings: $679,000
    General - Other: $517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $264,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $188,000
    Libraries: $188,000
    Air Transportation: $45,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $416,000
    Other: $61,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $188,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $45,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $759,000
    Other: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $549,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
    Interest Earnings: $67,000
    Rents: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $570,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,563,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,284,000
    Highways: $2,902,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,132,000
    Other: $1,029,000
    Education: $264,000
    Health and Hospitals: $183,000
    Transit Utilities: $69,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,533,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,268,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $27,000
    Other License: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,485,000

Ashland County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,953,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,551,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,549,000
    Police Protection: $3,214,000
    Regular Highways: $2,556,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,881,000
    Health - Other: $912,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $903,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $836,000
    Financial Administration: $736,000
    Central Staff Services: $680,000
    General Public Buildings: $679,000
    General - Other: $517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $264,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $188,000
    Libraries: $188,000
    Air Transportation: $45,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $416,000
    Other: $61,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $188,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $45,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $759,000
    Other: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $549,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
    Interest Earnings: $67,000
    Rents: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $570,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,563,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,284,000
    Highways: $2,902,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,132,000
    Other: $1,029,000
    Education: $264,000
    Health and Hospitals: $183,000
    Transit Utilities: $69,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,533,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,268,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $27,000
    Other License: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,485,000

Ashland County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,953,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $677,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,551,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,549,000
    Police Protection: $3,214,000
    Regular Highways: $2,556,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,881,000
    Health - Other: $912,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $903,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $836,000
    Financial Administration: $736,000
    Central Staff Services: $680,000
    General Public Buildings: $679,000
    General - Other: $517,000
    Parks and Recreation: $264,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $188,000
    Libraries: $188,000
    Air Transportation: $45,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $416,000
    Other: $61,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $188,000
    Other - Air Transportation: $45,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $759,000
    Other: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $549,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $87,000
    Interest Earnings: $67,000
    Rents: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $570,000
    Police Protection: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,563,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $3,284,000
    Highways: $2,902,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,132,000
    Other: $1,029,000
    Education: $264,000
    Health and Hospitals: $183,000
    Transit Utilities: $69,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,533,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,268,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $27,000
    Other License: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $7,485,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 380
  • Number of aged recipients: 35
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 345
  • Number of recipients under 18: 38
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 276
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 66
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 172
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 159
Most common first names in Ashland County, WI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John26876.5 years
Mary16382.7 years
William15772.6 years
Joseph12477.0 years
George11976.0 years
Frank10377.3 years
Robert10172.2 years
Anna9786.8 years
Edward9375.0 years
Helen9081.1 years
Most common last names in Ashland County, WI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson16479.8 years
Anderson10479.0 years
Nelson5778.3 years
Peterson5676.8 years
Olson4878.6 years
Erickson4176.8 years
Hanson3774.8 years
Carlson3676.6 years
Larson3578.9 years
Miller3575.9 years
Businesses in Ashland County, WI
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1MasterBrand Cabinets3
Ace Hardware1Maurices1
AmericInn1McDonald's1
Arby's1New Balance1
Burger King1RadioShack1
Chevrolet1Sears1
Dairy Queen1Super 81
FedEx1The Room Place1
Goodwill1Toyota1
H&R Block1True Value2
Haagen-Dazs1U-Haul3
Honda1UPS4
JCPenney1Walgreens1
KFC1Walmart1
Little Caesars Pizza1

Ashland County on our top lists:

  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"