What percentage of people rent in Ashland, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Ashland, WI, 2020–2024
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37.3% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Ashland, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,269 renting households against 2,130 that own their home.

In Ashland, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 37.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.3% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 1,269 (±157)
Median renter income: $30,013 (±$11,177)

Who rents and who owns in Ashland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ashland	Ashland County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.3% (±4.3 points)	26.6% (±2.4 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,269 (±157)	1,815 (±177)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,130 (±167)	5,017 (±230)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,013 (±$11,177)	$32,080 (±$3,165)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,037 (±$10,617)	$73,723 (±$3,362)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Ashland, the renter share is higher than in Ashland County (26.6%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Ashland County, Ashland ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 159 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ashland has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	42.7% (±4.7 points)	37.3% (±4.3 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$669 (±$42)	$753 (±$75)	+12.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,222 (±$3,749)	$54,529 (±$7,011)	+42.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ashland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ashland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ashland	—	37.3% (±4.3 points)	—
Town of Gingles	3.3 mi	4.0% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Town of Eileen	6.5 mi	3.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Washburn	6.7 mi	30.8% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of White River	9.1 mi	15.5% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Town of Barksdale	9.4 mi	9.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Town of Sanborn	9.5 mi	38.5% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Kelly	10 mi	0.5% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Town of Bayview	11 mi	9.5% (±9.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Gingles, WI (4.0%), Town of Eileen, WI (3.1%), Town of White River, WI (15.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Ashland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Butternut	41.7% (±11.4 points)
2	Town of Sanborn	38.5% (±8.5 points)
3	Ashland	37.3% (±4.3 points)
4	Mellen	20.1% (±7.4 points)
5	Town of Jacobs	15.8% (±7.7 points)
6	Town of White River	15.5% (±7.1 points)
7	Town of Ashland	11.4% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of La Pointe	10.1% (±5.7 points)
9	Town of Peeksville	6.9% (±8.9 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Ashland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ashland

How many renters are there in Ashland?

Ashland has an estimated 1,269 (±157) renting households, 37.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ashland?

In Ashland, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 37.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ashland?

A renting household in Ashland has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ashland?

The median renting household in Ashland, WI has an income of $30,013 (±$11,177) a year, against $77,037 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ashland city, Wisconsin (place:03225, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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