Ashland, KY Demographic Data
Ashland, KY Summary
Ashland is located in Boyd County in Kentucky
- Population: 21,619
- Area: 10.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,007.14 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 656.50 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ashland, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,290
53%
50.8
Male
10,004
47%
49.2
Total Population
21,294
323,128,000
Ashland, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,633
7.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,323
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,014
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,279
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,232
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,795
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,731
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,592
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,492
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,367
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,930
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,130
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
776
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,577
77.8%
77.2
Female
8,942
53.9%
51.3
Male
7,635
46.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,846
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,531
21.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,836
18.0%
15.2
Female
2,269
59.2%
55.8
Male
1,567
40.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Ashland, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,671
97.1%
96.8
White
19,768
92.8%
72.6
Black or African American
571
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
50
0.2%
0.8
Asian
188
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
23
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
94
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
27
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
21
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
94
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
623
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
384
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
109
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
52
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
85
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
138
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,910
98.2%
82.2
Ashland, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
538
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
986
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,689
31.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,758
25.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,387
9.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,000
13.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,455
9.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,524
10.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,289
89.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,455
23.3%
31.2
Ashland, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,461
25.8%
33.7%
Now Married
8,376
48.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,586
14.9%
11.0%
Separated
451
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,450
8.4
5.8%
Ashland, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,267
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
394
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
170
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
166
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
58
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ashland, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,351
14.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
707
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,070
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
998
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,135
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,656
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
913
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
811
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
259
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
248
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
39,742
57,617
Per capita income
24,519
31,128
Ashland, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
926
11.0%
9.8
Construction
474
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,736
32.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
301
3.6%
6.6
Information
229
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
737
8.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
432
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
664
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
333
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,073
12.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
345
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
186
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
749
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,268
38.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,165
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,834
21.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,428
16.9%
18.1%
Ashland, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,385
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,703
79.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
974
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
53
0.6%
5.1
Walked
496
5.9%
2.7
Other means
46
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
113
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.6
26.6
Ashland, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,171
12.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,463
37.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,095
33.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,419
15.5%
21.0
Ashland, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,148
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,594
61.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,554
38.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,176
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Ashland, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,324
1 room
196
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
111
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
714
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,300
12.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,563
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,886
18.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,508
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
859
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,187
11.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ashland, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,324
1-unit, detached
7,689
74.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
123
1.2%
5.9
2-units
363
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
471
4.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
370
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
482
4.7%
4.4
20 or more units
706
6.8%
9.0
Mobile home
120
1.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ashland, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,395
23.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,224
11.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,131
20.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,559
15.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,150
11.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
793
7.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
512
5.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
547
5.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
13
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ashland, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,368
69.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
57
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
2,634
28.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
22
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
53
0.6%
1.1
Ashland, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,218
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
56
1.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
63
2.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
102
3.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
133
4.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
355
11.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
911
28.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,598
49.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,849
57.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
407
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
175
5.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
246
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
521
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Ashland, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,326
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
0.2%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
8
0.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
369
11.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,124
33.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,776
53.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
228
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
611
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
472
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
400
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
163
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
444
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
403
12.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,289
40.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
383
0.0%
0.0%
Ashland, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,594
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
868
15.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,122
37.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,090
19.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
838
15.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
372
6.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
191
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
51
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
62
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,400
205,000
