Ashland

Population: 1,779
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $173,900

Ashland is a community in Clay County, Alabama, home to 1,779 residents. At $41,875, its median household income sits below Clay County's $51,852.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashland's population grew 22.9% from 1,447 to 1,779, while its median home value rose 97.8% from $87,900 to $173,900.

18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,779
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $173,900
Median gross rent: $352
Housing units: 899
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4471,779

Median household income

$19,154$41,875

Median home value

$87,900$173,900

Median gross rent

$365$352

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,447	$19,154	$87,900	$365
2020	1,680	$25,793	$137,500	$361
2021	1,741	$25,458	$129,100	$361
2022	1,674	$30,850	$117,800	$379
2023	1,779	$41,875	$173,900	$352

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	6.0%
5 to 17	235	13.2%
18 to 24	114	6.4%
25 to 34	246	13.8%
35 to 44	209	11.7%
45 to 54	298	16.8%
55 to 64	203	11.4%
65 to 74	194	10.9%
75 and over	173	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,316	74.0%
Black or African American	323	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	114	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	277	20.9%
High school graduate	474	35.8%
Some college or associate's	323	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	179	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	70	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone89.7%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit2.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	620	89.7%
Carpooled	20	2.9%
Public transit	20	2.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	318	48.2%
15 to 29 min	77	11.7%
30 to 44 min	148	22.4%
45 to 59 min	70	10.6%
60+ min	47	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 29.4% (487 of 1,656)

	Count	Share
Family households	459	58.2%
Nonfamily households	329	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	788	87.7%
Vacant	111	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	438	55.6%
Renter-occupied	350	44.4%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units27.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	560	62.3%
1-unit, attached	9	1.0%
2 to 4 units	250	27.8%
5 to 19 units	5	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	75	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0102860
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.2699, -85.8337