Ashland vs Mars Hill

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

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

Mars Hill has the higher population (934 vs 676 in Ashland). Ashland has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $126,200 in Mars Hill). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (+18.0% vs -5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Mars Hill
Population	676	934
Median age	49.4 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,667
Median home value	$136,300	$126,200
Median gross rent	—	$475
Housing units	414	435
Homeownership rate	55.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Mars Hill
Population	573 → 676 (+18.0%)	990 → 934 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$33,594 → $27,321 (-18.7%)	$43,182 → $46,667 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $136,300 (+51.6%)	$95,300 → $126,200 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$586 → $475 (-18.9%)

Ashland

Population

573676

Median household income

$33,594$27,321

Median home value

$89,900$136,300

Mars Hill

Population

990934

Median household income

$43,182$46,667

Median home value

$95,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$586$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Mars Hill
Under 5	1.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	16.6%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.1%
75 and over	16.4%	21.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Mars Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Mars Hill
No high school diploma	3.4%	12.9%
High school graduate	48.5%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Mars Hill
Drove alone	80.0%	57.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	13.0%
Other means	13.4%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Mars Hill
1-unit, detached	43.0%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.2%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.4%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Mars Hill
Poverty rate	20.6%	15.9%
Average household size	1.89	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1975	1963