Ashland County, WI Population

Overview

16,002

Total Population

41.7

Median age

48.57%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

524

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ashland County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ashland County is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashland County's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashland County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashland County, 17.42% were under the age of 15, 18.97% aged 15 to 29, 44.06% aged 30 to 64, 16.94% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 458 less females than males in Ashland County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.57% females and 51.43% males in Ashland County, WI.
The Ashland County, WI gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 700.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 656.

Ashland County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashland County population: 83.42% are White, 0.95% are Black or African American, 10.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.35% are some other race and 3.97% are multiracial.
Ashland County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 524 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,478 (96.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashland County is White with a population of 13,349 (83.42% of the total population).

Ashland County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,830 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ashland County's population decreased by 688 (4.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashland County's population decreased by 124 (0.77%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ashland County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 15,506.