Ashland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,940 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ashland is the 119th largest community in Wisconsin. Ashland has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.22 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, Ashland is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.47% of adults in Ashland have a college degree.

The per capita income in Ashland in 2022 was $32,135, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,540 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ashland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ashland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.