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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ashland is $21,676, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ashland median household income is $39,257, which has grown by 27.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 20.43% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ashland residents spend 14.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #497

Ashland, WI	21,676 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashland, WI	23,576 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashland, WI	28,472 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashland, WI	21,159 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #566

Ashland, WI	39,257 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ashland, WI	49,151 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #207

Ashland, WI	27.24%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ashland, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.24%	$4,570, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.92%	$16,238, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.10%	$1,867, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.36%	$19,483, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ashland, WI	49,575 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ashland, WI	63,235 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ashland, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$40,465, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Asian	$9,375, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,500, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Two or More Races	$46,964, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ashland, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$21,208, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,983, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,727, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$23,304, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ashland, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,716, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	3,249, 48.38%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,119, 65.22%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,119, 65.22%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,947, 91.88%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	172, 8.12%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,130, 34.78%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	3,467, 51.62%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,113, 60.95%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,113, 60.95%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,887, 89.30%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	226, 10.70%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,354, 39.05%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ashland, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,716, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,822, 75.94%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	336, 9.04%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 0.57%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	264, 7.10%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	99, 2.66%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	174, 4.68%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ashland, WI	14.8 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ashland, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,834	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	1,947, 50.78%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	626, 32.15%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	413, 21.21%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	236, 12.12%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	48, 2.47%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	158, 8.12%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	361, 18.54%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	1,887, 49.22%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	686, 36.35%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	541, 28.67%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	588, 31.16%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 3.82%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ashland, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,834, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	83, 2.16%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	206, 5.37%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	346, 9.02%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	57, 1.49%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	553, 14.42%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	102, 2.66%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	91, 2.37%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	145, 3.78%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	254, 6.62%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,255, 32.73%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	376, 9.81%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	179, 4.67%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	187, 4.88%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ashland, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,214	16.09%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	211	11.28%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.