Ashland vs Clarence

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

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

Clarence has the higher population (317 vs 141 in Ashland). Ashland has the higher median household income ($41,528 vs $40,313 in Clarence). Ashland has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $94,200 in Clarence).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Clarence
Population	141	317
Median age	59.3 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,528	$40,313
Median home value	$131,300	$94,200
Median gross rent	—	$994
Housing units	135	147
Homeownership rate	65.3%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Clarence
Population	214 → 141 (-34.1%)	278 → 317 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $41,528 (-18.0%)	$14,083 → $40,313 (+186.3%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $131,300 (+21.6%)	$104,200 → $94,200 (-9.6%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $850 (-3.3%)	$563 → $994 (+76.6%)

Ashland

Population

214141

Median household income

$50,625$41,528

Median home value

$108,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$879$850

Clarence

Population

278317

Median household income

$14,083$40,313

Median home value

$104,200$94,200

Median gross rent

$563$994

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Clarence
Under 5	2.1%	19.9%
5 to 17	5.7%	2.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	1.4%	2.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	2.8%
55 to 64	29.1%	18.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	20.2%
75 and over	21.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Clarence
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	31.9%
Black or African American	27.7%	64.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Clarence
No high school diploma	1.5%	17.5%
High school graduate	65.4%	62.5%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Clarence
Drove alone	93.2%	92.3%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Clarence
1-unit, detached	68.1%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.9%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Clarence
Poverty rate	6.4%	26.5%
Average household size	1.88	3.60
Mean commute (minutes)	45	30
Median year structure built	1982	1985