Ashland County, Wisconsin (WI)
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).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Manufacturing (14.2%), Retail trade (12.7%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 12,86081.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,78011.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4703.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 4152.6%Two or more races
- 1160.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 750.5%Asian alone
- 110.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 42.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 39.9 years |
| Males: 7,940 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 7,762 |  (49.4%) |
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| Ashland County: | 2.0 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $44,176 ($31,628 in 1999)
| This county: | $44,176 |
| Wisconsin: | $64,168 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $530 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $661)
| This county: | $530 |
| State: | $746 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $123,496 (it was $61,900 in 2000)
| Ashland: | $123,496 |
| Wisconsin: | $197,200 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,188
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $456
Institutionalized population: 239
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 21
- Thefts: 42
- Auto thefts: 2
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 20
- Thefts: 55
- Auto thefts: 6
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $80,700
- 1998: 35 buildings, average cost: $80,700
- 1999: 44 buildings, average cost: $107,900
- 2000: 41 buildings, average cost: $85,700
- 2001: 59 buildings, average cost: $130,500
- 2002: 60 buildings, average cost: $99,400
- 2003: 72 buildings, average cost: $125,800
- 2004: 59 buildings, average cost: $117,600
- 2005: 53 buildings, average cost: $155,200
- 2006: 55 buildings, average cost: $106,600
- 2007: 54 buildings, average cost: $231,700
- 2008: 34 buildings, average cost: $119,200
- 2009: 21 buildings, average cost: $158,200
- 2010: 19 buildings, average cost: $143,200
- 2011: 20 buildings, average cost: $154,200
- 2012: 12 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2013: 10 buildings, average cost: $222,000
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $216,800
- 2015: 9 buildings, average cost: $135,600
- 2016: 11 buildings, average cost: $223,600
- 2017: 9 buildings, average cost: $117,700
- 2018: 8 buildings, average cost: $213,100
- 2019: 12 buildings, average cost: $238,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,308 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,786 (1.7%)
| Ashland County: | 16.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 42.4 years old
(Males: 40.6 years old, Females: 43.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.6 years old, Black residents: 17.6 years old, American Indian residents: 35.4 years old, Asian residents: 39.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.4 years old, Other race residents: 40.9 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.
2018 air pollution in Ashland County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.7 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Clearwater County, Idaho 
, Oliver County, North Dakota , Sioux County, North Dakota .
| Here: | 6.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 1,192
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 178 (57.3% naturalized citizens)
| Ashland County: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 472010 or later
- 182000 to 2009
- 151990 to 1999
- 161980 to 1989
- 101970 to 1979
- 52Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,328
- One, attached: 106
- Two: 457
- 3 or 4: 321
- 5 to 9: 161
- 10 to 19: 190
- 20 to 49: 225
- 50 or more: 121
- Mobile homes: 813
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Ashland County with a mortgage: 2,091 (57 second mortgage, 278 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,497
| Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 62.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ashland County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 4,952 | 8 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,633 | 14 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,078 | 11 |
| Other | 334 | 4 |
| None | 6,160 | - |
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 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 6,087 (73.4%)
- Carpooled: 884 (10.7%)
- Bus: 131 (1.6%)
- Ferryboat: 79 (1.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 68 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 74 (0.9%)
- Walked: 697 (8.4%)
- Worked at home: 271 (3.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Production occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Italy (16%)
- Canada (13%)
- Laos (11%)
- Sweden (9%)
- Other Northern Europe (9%)
- Argentina (7%)
- Korea (6%)
- German (20%)
- Finnish (8%)
- Norwegian (5%)
- American (4%)
- Polish (4%)
- Scandinavian (3%)
- Swedish (3%)
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
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
5.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,019 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.09% |
| Wisconsin average: | 5.63% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.21% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($24,742 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($18,277 average AGI)
Ashland County: 1.88% Wisconsin average: 1.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Bayfield County, WI |  1.02% ($35,492 average AGI) |
| from Price County, WI | 0.36% ($37,182) |
6.18% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,241 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.18% |
| Wisconsin average: | 5.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.02% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($23,964 average AGI)
2.16% relocated to other states ($15,275 average AGI)
Ashland County: 2.16% Wisconsin average: 2.13%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Bayfield County, WI | 1.25% ($39,615 average AGI) |
| to Price County, WI | 0.56% ($29,543) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.5%
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%)
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 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: 15,702- Male householders: 3,328 (1,075 living alone), Female householders: 3,315 (1,110 living alone)
2,768 spouses (2,751 opposite-sex spouses), 668 unmarried partners, (651 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,182 children (3,965 natural, 118 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 276 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 2 foster children, 137 other relatives, 304 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 585
Size of family households: 2,204 2-persons, 713 3-persons, 448 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,185 1-person, 588 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
1,987 married couples with children.
1,107 single-parent households (341 men, 766 women).
96.5% of residents of Ashland speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English 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 |
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: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Ashland County, Wisconsin
- 1492014 or later
- 1992010 to 2013
- 1,0622000 to 2009
- 1,0041990 to 1999
- 8701980 to 1989
- 1,3581970 to 1979
- 6961960 to 1969
- 9541950 to 1959
- 6921940 to 1949
- 2,6701939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin
- 41 room
- 222 rooms
- 1683 rooms
- 7304 rooms
- 1,0285 rooms
- 8546 rooms
- 7197 rooms
- 4038 rooms
- 6249+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
- 661 room
- 922 rooms
- 4313 rooms
- 5404 rooms
- 4425 rooms
- 2506 rooms
- 1117 rooms
- 728 rooms
- 899+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin
- 4no bedroom
- 1271 bedroom
- 1,2692 bedrooms
- 2,1033 bedrooms
- 7934 bedrooms
- 2495+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin
- 86no bedroom
- 5081 bedroom
- 7282 bedrooms
- 5923 bedrooms
- 1154 bedrooms
- 605+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 169no vehicle
- 1,2311 vehicle
- 1,9692 vehicles
- 8473 vehicles
- 2154 vehicles
- 1185+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland County in renter-occupied apartments
- 464no vehicle
- 1,0041 vehicle
- 5232 vehicles
- 853 vehicles
- 154 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
87.2% of Ashland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Wisconsin.
| Ashland County: | 87.2% |
| State average: | 86.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10,867
- Other state: 4,607
- Northeast: 164
- Midwest: 3,309
- South: 423
- West: 723
- 51.5%Utility gas
- 24.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.9%Wood
- 6.2%Electricity
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 61.3%Utility gas
- 22.3%Electricity
- 8.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.0%No fuel used
- 2.1%Wood
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 14.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 9.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 347
| Here: | 48.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 17.6% |
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
Libraries: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $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
Libraries: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $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
Libraries: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $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
Libraries: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $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 | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 268 | 76.5 years |
| Mary | 163 | 82.7 years |
| William | 157 | 72.6 years |
| Joseph | 124 | 77.0 years |
| George | 119 | 76.0 years |
| Frank | 103 | 77.3 years |
| Robert | 101 | 72.2 years |
| Anna | 97 | 86.8 years |
| Edward | 93 | 75.0 years |
| Helen | 90 | 81.1 years |
| Most common last names in Ashland County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 164 | 79.8 years |
| Anderson | 104 | 79.0 years |
| Nelson | 57 | 78.3 years |
| Peterson | 56 | 76.8 years |
| Olson | 48 | 78.6 years |
| Erickson | 41 | 76.8 years |
| Hanson | 37 | 74.8 years |
| Carlson | 36 | 76.6 years |
| Larson | 35 | 78.9 years |
| Miller | 35 | 75.9 years |
| Businesses in Ashland County, WI | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| AmericInn | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| Haagen-Dazs | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Honda | 1 | UPS | 4 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |||
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)"
