Ashland vs Mead

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

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

Ashland has the higher population (3,083 vs 600 in Mead). Ashland has the higher median household income ($80,948 vs $73,500 in Mead). Ashland has the higher median home value ($229,100 vs $151,600 in Mead).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Mead
Population	3,083	600
Median age	36.6 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,948	$73,500
Median home value	$229,100	$151,600
Median gross rent	$913	$1,077
Housing units	1,354	265
Homeownership rate	67.3%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Mead
Population	2,523 → 3,083 (+22.2%)	608 → 600 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$54,135 → $80,948 (+49.5%)	$59,911 → $73,500 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $229,100 (+46.5%)	$133,700 → $151,600 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $913 (+18.7%)	$744 → $1,077 (+44.8%)

Ashland

Population

2,5233,083

Median household income

$54,135$80,948

Median home value

$156,400$229,100

Median gross rent

$769$913

Mead

Population

608600

Median household income

$59,911$73,500

Median home value

$133,700$151,600

Median gross rent

$744$1,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Mead
Under 5	4.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	19.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	20.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	5.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.5%
75 and over	7.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Mead
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Mead
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	25.7%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Mead
Drove alone	80.1%	92.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	2.4%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Mead
1-unit, detached	72.6%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Mead
Poverty rate	5.9%	3.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1974	1961