Northland's Living Circumstances

Ashland School District Overview

Northland College located in Ashland School District area. A total of 5,334 households are located in Ashland School District area. Among them, 1,438 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.01 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 3,651 and 3,367 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.57% (72) of residents are non-citizens and 3.33% (418) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Ashland School District, Wisconsin
Household	5,334
Population	12,549
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,438 (26.96%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	3,651
Total Students	3,367
Pre-Kindergarten	288
Kindergarten	98
Grade 1-8	1,431
Grade 9-12	711
College/Graduate School	839
Veterans	10,029
Non-citizen	72
Non-English Home Language	418
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,399 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,633 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,633 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 6,283 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ashland School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,162	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,423	71.78%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	634	10.29%
Public transportation	153	2.48%
Walked	608	9.87%
Other method	123	2.00%
Worked from home	221	3.59%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,283	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,775	28.25%
Service	1,394	22.19%
Sales and office	1,516	24.13%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	630	10.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving	968	15.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,283	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	217	3.45%
Construction	437	6.96%
Manufacturing	743	11.83%
Wholesale trade	90	1.43%
Retail trade	863	13.74%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	300	4.77%
Information	82	1.31%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	195	3.10%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	311	4.95%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,603	25.51%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	740	11.78%
Other services, except public administration	282	4.49%
Public administration	420	6.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,283	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,979	79.25%
Government workers	1,003	15.96%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	301	4.79%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,750 for the 5,334 households in Ashland School District area, Wisconsin. The average income of a single worker is $26,950. 12,166 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.08%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,334	-
Less than $10,000	347	6.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	495	9.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	630	11.81%
$25,000 - $34,999	652	12.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	703	13.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,078	20.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	598	11.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	563	10.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	149	2.79%
More than $200,000	119	2.23%
Median Household Income	$46,392	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,750	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,174	-
Less than $10,000	148	4.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	137	4.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	193	6.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	322	10.14%
$35,000 - $49,999	437	13.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	786	24.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	481	15.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	441	13.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	133	4.19%
More than $200,000	96	3.02%

Median Family Income	$61,953	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,267	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,950	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,812	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,812	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,932	-
With health insurance coverage	12,166	94.08%
Public coverage	5,852	45.25%
Private health insurance	8,009	61.93%
Without health insurance coverage	766	5.92%

Housing

There are 6,283 housing units in Ashland School District area, Wisconsin with 5,334 units (84.90%) occupied. 3,526 houses (66.10%) are occupied by owner and 1,808 houses (33.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $123,700 and the average rental cost is $650. 68 houses (1.08%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,397 houses (38.15%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,283	-
Occupied	5,334	84.90%
Owner Occupied	3,526	66.10%
Renter Occupied	1,808	33.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,618	73.50%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	75	1.19%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,137	18.10%
Mobile Homes	453	7.21%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,283	-
Built 2014 or later	68	1.08%
Built 2010 - 2013	133	2.12%
Built 2000 - 2009	625	9.95%
Built 1990 - 1999	564	8.98%
Built 1980 - 1989	571	9.09%
Built 1970 - 1979	948	15.09%
Built 1960 - 1969	429	6.83%
Built 1950 - 1959	548	8.72%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,397	38.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,283	-
1 room	123	1.96%
2 rooms	179	2.85%
3 rooms	506	8.05%
4 rooms	1,126	17.92%
5 rooms	1,519	24.18%
6 rooms	968	15.41%
7 rooms	714	11.36%
8 rooms	459	7.31%
9 rooms or more	689	10.97%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,283	-
no bedroom	148	2.36%
1 bedroom	637	10.14%
2 bedrooms	1,823	29.01%
3 bedrooms	2,536	40.36%
4 bedrooms	797	12.69%
5 bedrooms or more	342	5.44%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,526	-
Less than $50,000	416	11.80%
$50,000 - $99,999	950	26.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	753	21.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	616	17.47%
$200,000 - $299,999	563	15.97%
$300,000 - $499,999	195	5.53%
$500,000 - $999,999	18	0.51%
$1,000,000 or more	15	0.43%
Median House Value	$123,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,692	-
Less than $500	505	29.85%
$500 - $999	941	55.61%
$1,000 - $1,499	237	14.01%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	9	0.53%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$650	-

Demographic

A total of 13,113 people lives in Ashland School District area, Wisconsin with 6,683 male and 6,430 female. The males to female ratio is 50.96 to 49.04. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	13,113	-
Male	6,683	50.96%
Female	6,430	49.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,113	-
Under 5 years	760	5.80%
5 - 9 years	848	6.47%
10 - 14 years	950	7.24%
15 - 19 years	971	7.40%
20 - 24 years	977	7.45%
25 - 34 years	1,296	9.88%
35 - 44 years	1,634	12.46%
45 - 54 years	1,617	12.33%
55 - 59 years	1,029	7.85%
60 - 64 years	904	6.89%
65 - 74 years	1,245	9.49%
75 - 84 years	649	4.95%
85 years and older	233	1.78%
Median Age	39.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,113	-
One Race	12,673	96.64%
White	10,595	80.80%
Black or African American	127	0.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,827	13.93%
Asian	66	0.50%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.05%
Other	52	0.40%

Two or more races	440	3.36%
White and Black or African American	26	0.20%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	257	1.96%
White and Asian	58	0.44%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.34%