Ashland County, Wisconsin
Ashland County, Wisconsin · ZIP 54514, 54517, 54527
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 16,196 (2024 estimate)Population
- 6,847Households
- $57,645Median household income
- $160,500Median home value
- 26Towns with a page
- 10ZIP codes
Ashland County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,866 |
| 2010 | 16,157 |
| 2020 | 16,027 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $57,645 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 4,956 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,891 units
- Vacancy rate
- 27.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
5,987 employees in 491 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Ashland County | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,050 | 5,892,023 |
| Median household income | $57,645 | $75,670 |
| Median age | 43.1 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $160,500 | $247,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 22.1% | 32.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 72.4% | 67.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 17.4 minutes | 22.2 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Ashland County26 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | City | 7,940 | 13.4 sq mi |
| Sanborn Town | Town | 1,393 | 157.0 sq mi |
| White River Town | Town | 1,103 | 44.1 sq mi |
| Gingles Town | Town | 756 | 39.0 sq mi |
| Mellen | City | 686 | 1.88 sq mi |
| Jacobs Town | Town | 657 | 51.0 sq mi |
| Ashland Town | Town | 602 | 41.3 sq mi |
| Morse Town | Town | 509 | 102.8 sq mi |
| Marengo Town | Town | 477 | 71.3 sq mi |
| La Pointe Town | Town | 445 | 77.8 sq mi |
| Agenda Town | Town | 376 | 88.8 sq mi |
| Butternut | Village | 366 | 1.58 sq mi |
| Chippewa Town | Town | 352 | 124.7 sq mi |
| New Odanah | Census designated place | 318 | 2.43 sq mi |
| Birch Hill | Census designated place | 279 | 0.62 sq mi |
| Gordon Town | Town | 266 | 104.5 sq mi |
| Glidden | Census designated place | 214 | 2.16 sq mi |
| Marengo | Census designated place | 142 | 1.05 sq mi |
| Peeksville Town | Town | 139 | 36.8 sq mi |
| Franks Field | Census designated place | 131 | 1.27 sq mi |
| Shanagolden Town | Town | 129 | 89.1 sq mi |
| Bayfront | Census designated place | 128 | 1.42 sq mi |
| Odanah | Census designated place | 118 | 2.62 sq mi |
| Diaperville | Census designated place | 107 | 0.44 sq mi |
| Jolmaville | Census designated place | 101 | 12.5 sq mi |
| Clam Lake | Census designated place | 47 | 0.40 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Bayfield CountyPopulation 16,838 (2024 estimate)
- Cook CountyPopulation 5,571 (2024 estimate)
- Gogebic CountyPopulation 14,217 (2024 estimate)
- Iron CountyPopulation 6,235 (2024 estimate)
- Lake CountyPopulation 10,698 (2024 estimate)
- Ontonagon CountyPopulation 5,824 (2024 estimate)
- Price CountyPopulation 14,087 (2024 estimate)
- Sawyer CountyPopulation 18,835 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.