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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,192 (2.0%)
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
, Holton
, White River
, Mellen
, Birch
, Morse
, Butternut
, Marengo
, Odanah
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2005 air pollution in Ashland County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.070 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.064 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
6.1 µg/m3.
Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
21 µg/m3.
Below U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bayfield County
, Iron County
, Price County
, Sawyer County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ashland County: Berkshire
Mine Ruins
(A),
East Twin Lake Campground
(B),
Marian Park
(C),
Stock Farm Bridge Recreation Site
(D),
Wildwood Haven Resort
(E),
Pine Stump Corner
(F),
Spillerberg Lake
(G),
Potter Lake Recreation Site
(H),
Bad River Recreation Site
(I),
Day Lake Campground
(J),
Waverly Campground
(K),
Mellen Country Club
(L),
Beaver Lake Recreation
(M),
Cross Country Ski Area Point of Interest
(N),
Popcorn Corners
(O),
Eagles Rest Resort
(P),
O'Dovero Farms
(Q),
Mineral Lake Recreation Site
(R),
Outer Island Light
(S),
Lake Three Recreation Site
(T)
Shopping Center: Lakeview
Place Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Ashland County include: Saint
Johns United Church of Christ
(A),
Old Apostolic Church
(B),
Odanah Church
(C),
Saint Josephs Catholic Church
(D),
Saint Pauls Church
(E),
Finnish Church
(F),
Sanborn Church
(G)
Cemeteries: Wildwood
Cemetery
(1),
Cayuga Cemetery
(2),
Saint Johns Cemetery
(3),
La Pointe Cemetery
(4),
Greenwood Cemetery
(5),
Odanah Cemetery
(6),
Mount Hope Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pictured
Rock Lake
(A),
Spillerberg Lake
(B),
East Twin Lake
(C),
Spider Lake
(D),
Potter Lake
(E),
Gates Lake
(F),
Snowshoe Lake
(G),
Snoose Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Reins
Creek
(A),
Tyler Forks
(B),
Rins Creek
(C),
Hay Creek
(D),
Gehrman Creek
(E),
Rock Creek
(F),
Opergard Creek
(G),
Sugarbush Creek
(H),
Brush Creek
(I)
Parks in Ashland County include: Great
Divide Wayside Park
(1),
Ashland County Fairground
(2),
Ojibwa Memorial Park
(3),
BPW Wayside
(4),
Big Bay State Park
(5),
Copper Falls State Park
(6)
Post office: La
Pointe Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.5% | | Wisconsin: | 4.6% |
Current college students: 1,192
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 170 (41% naturalized citizens)
| Ashland
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 3.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 25
- 1990
to 1994: 67
- 1985
to 1989: 9
- 1980
to 1984: 7
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 10
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1965
to 1969: 49
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Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,467
- One,
attached: 72
- Two:
526
- 3
or 4: 287
- 5
to 9: 231
- 10
to 19: 117
- 20
or more: 289
- Mobile
homes: 878
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Ashland County with a mortgage: 1,693 (222 second mortgage, 193 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,299 Agriculture
in Ashland County
Average size of farms: 259 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27455
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: $23666
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: $45528
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 acresAshland
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 11.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Wood
products (7%)
- Machinery
(7%)
- Public
administration (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Wood
products (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(21%)
- United
Kingdom (14%)
- Germany
(12%)
- Korea
(8%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Other
Central America (6%)
- Argentina
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Ashland County:
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- German
(28%)
- Finnish
(8%)
- Polish
(7%)
- Norwegian
(7%)
- Swedish
(7%)
- Irish
(5%)
- English
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,613 (73%)
- Carpooled:
935 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 36 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
81 (1%)
- Walked:
643 (8%)
- Other
means: 46 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 318 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Ashland County, Wisconsin
- 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
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,401.
5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,511 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.87% | | Wisconsin
average: | 6.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($15,931 average AGI)
2.40% relocated from other states ($12,580 average AGI)
| Ashland
County: |
2.40% | | Wisconsin
average: |
2.00% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Bayfield County, WI
|
1.18% ($23,356 average AGI) |
| from
Price County, WI
|
0.35% ($35,227) |
| from
St. Louis County, MN
|
0.18% ($33,909) |
| from
Iron County, WI
|
0.18% ($20,000) |
6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,043 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.74% | | Wisconsin
average: |
6.22% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($18,566 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($11,474 average AGI)
| Ashland
County: |
2.56% | | Wisconsin
average: |
2.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Bayfield County, WI
|
0.99% ($38,048 average AGI) |
| to
Price County, WI
|
0.43% ($29,778) |
| to
Douglas County, WI
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0.37% ($20,739) |
| to
Dane County, WI
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0.22% ($20,429) |
| to
Marathon County, WI
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0.19% ($30,667) |
| to
Hennepin County, MN
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0.18% ($13,091) |
| to
Sawyer County, WI
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0.16% ($29,700) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Births
per 1000 population in Ashland County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Ashland County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Ashland County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,280 (2,799 aged, 481 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 16,074
- In
family households: 13,225 (3,396 male householders, 871 female householders)
3,393
spouses, 4,885 children (4,462 natural, 168 adopted, 255 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 103 other relatives, 300 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,849 (1,082 male householders (870 living alone)), 1,348 female householders (1,207 living alone)), 419 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 792 (267 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,988 2-persons, 925 3-persons, 806 4-persons, 352 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,077 1-person, 298 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
2,848 married couples with children.
1,113 single-parent households (259 men, 854 women).
95.6% of residents of Ashland County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $125,147,000 ($7485 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 |
Population
growth in Ashland County |
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:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 112
- 1995
to 1998: 500
- 1990
to 1994: 448
- 1980
to 1989: 1,006
- 1970
to 1979: 1,507
- 1960
to 1969: 760
- 1950
to 1959: 769
- 1940
to 1949: 753
- 1939
or earlier: 3,028
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Ashland County, Wisconsin: |
- 1
room: 10
- 2
rooms: 41
- 3
rooms: 124
- 4
rooms: 582
- 5
rooms: 1,215
- 6
rooms: 1,093
- 7
rooms: 748
- 8
rooms: 536
- 9
or more rooms: 395
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County, Wisconsin: |
- 1
room: 39
- 2
rooms: 121
- 3
rooms: 500
- 4
rooms: 528
- 5
rooms: 452
- 6
rooms: 164
- 7
rooms: 118
- 8
rooms: 28
- 9
or more rooms: 24
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ashland County: |
- no
bedroom: 12
- 1
bedroom: 155
- 2
bedrooms: 1,149
- 3
bedrooms: 2,343
- 4
bedrooms: 927
- 5
or more bedrooms: 158
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland County: |
- no
bedroom: 52
- 1
bedroom: 639
- 2
bedrooms: 765
- 3
bedrooms: 391
- 4
bedrooms: 104
- 5
or more bedrooms: 23
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Ashland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 249
- 1
vehicle: 1,329
- 2
vehicles: 2,208
- 3
vehicles: 754
- 4
vehicles: 147
- 5
or more vehicles: 57
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Ashland County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 414
- 1
vehicle: 1,036
- 2
vehicles: 433
- 3
vehicles: 73
- 4
vehicles: 6
- 5
or more vehicles: 12
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62% of Ashland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.
| Ashland
County: |
62.5% | | State
average: |
57.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 12539
- Northeast:
333
- Midwest:
2884
- South:
368
- West:
503
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $83,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (52%)
- Wood
(18%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (69%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 156
| Here: |
8.2% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 63
| Here: |
5.8% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 616
| Here: |
55.8% | | Wisconsin: |
18.1% |
Ashland
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,604,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $667,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $6,792,000
Regular Highways: $2,571,000
Police Protection: $1,352,000
Corrections - Other: $1,110,000
Health Services - Other: $748,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $561,000
General - Other: $553,000
Financial Administration: $494,000
Natural Resources - Other: $446,000
Central Staff Services: $399,000
Parks & Recreation: $172,000
General Public Buildings: $166,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $134,000
Libraries: $82,000
Air Transportation: $53,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
Housing & Community Development: $8,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $175,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $194,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Air Transportation: $83,000
Libraries: $82,000
Police Protection: $59,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $89,000
Highways: $59,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,095,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,874,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $221,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $237,000
Interest Earnings: $150,000
Rents: $64,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $152,000
General Public Building: $100,000
Central Staff: $30,000
General - Other: $9,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,500,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $105,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,934,000
General Support: $1,734,000
Highways: $1,174,000
All Other: $521,000
Health & Hospitals: $98,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,844,000
Total General Sales: $959,000
NEC: $68,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $9,679,000
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