Ashford

Population: 2,438
Median household income: $61,087
Median home value: $167,500

Ashford is a community in Houston County, Alabama, home to 2,438 residents. At $61,087, its median household income sits above Houston County's $57,531.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ashford's population declined 1.2% from 2,468 to 2,438, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $137,500 to $167,500.

85.0% of workers drive to work alone. 78.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,438
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,087
Median home value: $167,500
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 1,032
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4682,438

Median household income

$44,489$61,087

Median home value

$137,500$167,500

Median gross rent

$669$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,468	$44,489	$137,500	$669
2020	2,431	$47,898	$142,100	$674
2021	2,476	$47,167	$153,500	$716
2022	2,476	$51,215	$161,000	$761
2023	2,438	$61,087	$167,500	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	6.3%
5 to 17	425	17.4%
18 to 24	230	9.4%
25 to 34	309	12.7%
35 to 44	256	10.5%
45 to 54	350	14.4%
55 to 64	241	9.9%
65 to 74	254	10.4%
75 and over	220	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,693	69.4%
Black or African American	633	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	16.6%
High school graduate	605	37.1%
Some college or associate's	502	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	185	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	67	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	840	85.0%
Carpooled	100	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	2.4%
Other means	14	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	16.8%
15 to 29 min	475	49.3%
30 to 44 min	170	17.6%
45 to 59 min	47	4.9%
60+ min	110	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 15.6% (379 of 2,430)

	Count	Share
Family households	646	73.1%
Nonfamily households	238	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	884	85.7%
Vacant	148	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	648	73.3%
Renter-occupied	236	26.7%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	814	78.9%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	100	9.7%
5 to 19 units	14	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	9.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0102836
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 31.1853, -85.2362