Ashford, AL Demographic Data
Ashford, AL Summary
Ashford is located in Houston County in Alabama
- Population: 2,330
- Area: 6.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 368.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 242.78 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ashford, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,192
54%
50.8
Male
1,019
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,211
323,128,000
Ashford, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
133
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
149
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
154
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
111
5.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
128
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
242
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
250
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
335
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
184
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
97
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
233
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
157
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
38
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,705
77.1%
77.2
Female
927
54.4%
51.3
Male
778
45.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,633
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
503
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
428
19.4%
15.2
Female
239
55.8%
55.8
Male
189
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Ashford, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,118
95.8%
96.8
White
1,716
77.6%
72.6
Black or African American
374
16.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
21
0.9%
0.8
Asian
4
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
3
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
93
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
29
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
21
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,182
98.7%
82.2
Ashford, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
49
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
177
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
619
40.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
308
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
136
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
157
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
90
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
226
14.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,310
85.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
247
16.1%
31.2
Ashford, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
507
28.6%
33.7%
Now Married
901
50.8%
47.5
Divorced
162
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
50
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
155
8.7
5.8%
Ashford, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,038
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
40
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
27
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ashford, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
84
10.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
46
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
85
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
103
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
138
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
115
14.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
105
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
95
11.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
43,641
57,617
Per capita income
21,442
31,128
Ashford, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
30
3.6%
9.8
Construction
62
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
139
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
48
5.8%
6.6
Information
15
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
85
10.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
56
6.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
76
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
57
6.9%
4.6
Retail trade
118
14.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
123
14.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
21
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
91
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
241
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
125
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
243
29.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
132
15.9%
18.1%
Ashford, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
825
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
678
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
85
10.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
4
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
58
7.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Ashford, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
68
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
225
28.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
342
42.7%
37.1
3 or more
166
20.7%
21.0
Ashford, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
801
77.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
570
71.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
231
28.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
229
22.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Ashford, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,030
1 room
14
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
8
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
39
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
156
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
246
23.9%
19.8
6 rooms
268
26.0%
17.8
7 rooms
115
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
88
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
96
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ashford, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,030
1-unit, detached
825
80.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
90
8.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
17
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
89
8.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ashford, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
26
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
73
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
183
17.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
163
15.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
166
16.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
103
10.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
113
11.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
193
18.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ashford, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
20
2.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
19
2.4%
4.7
Electricity
754
94.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
1.0%
1.1
Ashford, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
351
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
4
1.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
5
1.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
2.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
35
10.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
128
36.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
166
47.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
152
43.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
58
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
42
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
71
20.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Ashford, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
185
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
14.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
63
34.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
96
51.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
46
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
605
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
40
24.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
19
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
8.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
11.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
53
32.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
66
0.0%
0.0%
Ashford, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
570
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
75
13.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
185
32.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
122
21.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
85
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
79
13.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,800
205,000
