What is the population of Ashland County, Wisconsin?

The population of Ashland County, Wisconsin is 15,711, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Ashland County, Wisconsin?

The median household income in Ashland County, Wisconsin is $58,052, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ashland County, Wisconsin is $102,301, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ashland County, Wisconsin is 4.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Ashland County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Population	15,711	5,859,674	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	6.9	89.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.11%	0.33%	0.57%
Median age	40.4	40.1	37.1
Households	6,842	2,445,541	128,459,983

Year	Ashland County

Group	Share

Ashland County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Ashland County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,052	$75,766	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.48%	4.67%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%	5.2%

Metric	Ashland County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$102,301	$176,921	$242,182
Median rent	$664	$1,045	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.4%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM .

Metric	Ashland County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.5	18.8	22.5
Work from home	8.5%	11.6%	13.4%

Ashland County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Ashland County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	29.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.35	2.54

Ashland County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Ashland County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.1	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.8%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	22.0%	18.5%	19.0%