Ashland County

Ashland County has 16,080 residents across 9 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $62,462, 19% below the Wisconsin figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $170,300, and 25% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

16,080residentsACS 2020–2024

$62,462median household incomeWisconsin: $77K

$170,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

85%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Ashland County in WisconsinZIP codes in Ashland County highlighted; the rest of Wisconsin in grey

Map of Wisconsin with Ashland County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 9 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
54514	1,827	$71K	$165K	83%	21%	81%	25 min
54517	167	$74K	$423K	100%	22%	95%	10 min
54527	932	$55K	$121K	89%	25%	82%	34 min
54546	1,332	$70K	$142K	89%	19%	76%	22 min
54806	11,704	$65K	$186K	71%	27%	87%	16 min
54846	650	$74K	$175K	89%	15%	92%	33 min
54850	321	$71K	$279K	90%	52%	92%	12 min
54855	924	$57K	$205K	85%	18%	90%	25 min
54861	122	$-666667K	$-666667K	28%	6%	62%	9 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

16,080 residents in 6,832 households, next to the Wisconsin figure.

21%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

22%

aged 65 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

9,445 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,300 (±$5,974).

73%

of households own their home

77%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

28%

of housing units are vacant

$721

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20194%

2000–200912%

1990–199911%

1980–198911%

1970–197915%

1960–19697%

1950–19598%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier25%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$5,140.

$62,462

median household income

13.4%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

25%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

19 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

85%

of households have a broadband subscription

13%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates