Albany vs Ashland

A side-by-side comparison of Albany and Ashland: population, income, housing, and more.

Albany and Ashland are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ashland has the higher population (22,784 vs 19,768 in Albany). Albany has the higher median household income ($135,927 vs $81,604 in Ashland). Albany has the higher median home value ($1,188,600 vs $695,300 in Ashland).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Ashland
Population	19,768	22,784
Median age	37.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$135,927	$81,604
Median home value	$1,188,600	$695,300
Median gross rent	$2,389	$2,063
Housing units	8,000	7,999
Homeownership rate	53.6%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Ashland
Population	19,804 → 19,768 (-0.2%)	24,430 → 22,784 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$95,400 → $135,927 (+42.5%)	$63,406 → $81,604 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$882,500 → $1,188,600 (+34.7%)	$498,500 → $695,300 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,856 → $2,389 (+28.7%)	$1,598 → $2,063 (+29.1%)

Albany

Population

19,80419,768

Median household income

$95,400$135,927

Median home value

$882,500$1,188,600

Median gross rent

$1,856$2,389

Ashland

Population

24,43022,784

Median household income

$63,406$81,604

Median home value

$498,500$695,300

Median gross rent

$1,598$2,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Ashland
Under 5	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.9%
75 and over	5.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Ashland
White (non-Hispanic)	43.9%	9.5%
Black or African American	3.3%	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	28.8%	20.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	1.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	9.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	45.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Ashland
No high school diploma	2.6%	19.1%
High school graduate	8.7%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Ashland
Drove alone	37.4%	71.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	11.2%
Public transit	16.3%	6.4%
Walked	4.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	3.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	33.5%	7.4%
Other means	0.9%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Ashland
1-unit, detached	50.1%	40.6%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	14.3%
20 or more units	17.9%	26.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Ashland
Poverty rate	8.2%	16.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1951	1965