Ashland vs New Odanah

A side-by-side comparison of Ashland and New Odanah: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashland and New Odanah are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ashland has the higher population (7,884 vs 318 in New Odanah). Ashland has the higher median household income ($49,258 vs $42,125 in New Odanah). Ashland has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $155,800 in New Odanah).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	New Odanah
Population	7,884	318
Median age	40.2 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,258	$42,125
Median home value	$162,200	$155,800
Median gross rent	$697	$430
Housing units	3,830	109
Homeownership rate	60.0%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	New Odanah
Population	7,892 → 7,884 (-0.1%)	484 → 318 (-34.3%)
Median household income	$38,222 → $49,258 (+28.9%)	$45,000 → $42,125 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$107,700 → $162,200 (+50.6%)	$58,800 → $155,800 (+165.0%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $697 (+4.2%)	$332 → $430 (+29.5%)

Ashland

Population

7,8927,884

Median household income

$38,222$49,258

Median home value

$107,700$162,200

Median gross rent

$669$697

New Odanah

Population

484318

Median household income

$45,000$42,125

Median home value

$58,800$155,800

Median gross rent

$332$430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	New Odanah
Under 5	4.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	12.4%	2.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	16.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	19.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.5%
75 and over	8.7%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	New Odanah
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	2.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.5%	70.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	New Odanah
No high school diploma	4.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	55.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	New Odanah
Drove alone	72.6%	69.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.8%
Public transit	1.3%	6.0%
Walked	8.5%	6.9%
Bicycle	1.5%	4.3%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	New Odanah
1-unit, detached	68.3%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	13.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	New Odanah
Poverty rate	24.1%	20.5%
Average household size	2.14	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1957	1988