Ashland vs Marthaville

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

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

Ashland has the higher population (141 vs 49 in Marthaville). Since 2019, Marthaville's population has grown faster (-26.9% vs -34.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Marthaville
Population	141	49
Median age	59.3 yrs	67.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,528	—
Median home value	$131,300	—
Housing units	135	73
Homeownership rate	65.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Marthaville
Population	214 → 141 (-34.1%)	67 → 49 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $41,528 (-18.0%)	$31,250 → $33,250 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $131,300 (+21.6%)	$73,300 → $104,200 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $850 (-3.3%)	—

Ashland

Population

214141

Median household income

$50,625$41,528

Median home value

$108,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$879$850

Marthaville

Population

6749

Median household income

$31,250$33,250

Median home value

$73,300$104,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Marthaville
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	26.5%
35 to 44	1.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	29.1%	8.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.2%
75 and over	21.3%	40.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Marthaville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	91.8%
Black or African American	27.7%	0.0%
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%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Marthaville
No high school diploma	1.5%	14.3%
High school graduate	65.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Marthaville
Drove alone	93.2%	64.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	35.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Marthaville
1-unit, detached	68.1%	39.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.9%	60.3%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Marthaville
Poverty rate	6.4%	4.1%
Average household size	1.88	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	45	—
Median year structure built	1982	1992