Ashland vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (958 vs 676 in Ashland). Ashland has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $89,600 in Washburn). Since 2019, Ashland's population has grown faster (+18.0% vs -9.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Washburn
Population	676	958
Median age	49.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,688
Median home value	$136,300	$89,600
Median gross rent	—	$433
Housing units	414	490
Homeownership rate	55.7%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Washburn
Population	573 → 676 (+18.0%)	1,058 → 958 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$33,594 → $27,321 (-18.7%)	$30,625 → $39,688 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $136,300 (+51.6%)	$74,000 → $89,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$430 → $433 (+0.7%)

Ashland

Population

573676

Median household income

$33,594$27,321

Median home value

$89,900$136,300

Washburn

Population

1,058958

Median household income

$30,625$39,688

Median home value

$74,000$89,600

Median gross rent

$430$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Washburn
Under 5	1.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	18.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	16.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	14.5%
75 and over	16.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Washburn
No high school diploma	3.4%	14.6%
High school graduate	48.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Washburn
Drove alone	80.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.6%
Other means	13.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Washburn
1-unit, detached	43.0%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	30.2%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	5.8%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Washburn
Poverty rate	20.6%	14.9%
Average household size	1.89	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1975	1970