Ashland vs Gloucester City

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

Ashland and Gloucester City are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gloucester City has the higher population (11,465 vs 9,437 in Ashland). Ashland has the higher median household income ($112,009 vs $70,942 in Gloucester City). Ashland has the higher median home value ($305,700 vs $180,100 in Gloucester City).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Gloucester City
Population	9,437	11,465
Median age	48.2 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$112,009	$70,942
Median home value	$305,700	$180,100
Median gross rent	$2,105	$1,489
Housing units	3,700	4,538
Homeownership rate	90.2%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Gloucester City
Population	8,405 → 9,437 (+12.3%)	11,248 → 11,465 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$104,223 → $112,009 (+7.5%)	$59,394 → $70,942 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$233,000 → $305,700 (+31.2%)	$125,800 → $180,100 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,700 → $2,105 (+23.8%)	$1,163 → $1,489 (+28.0%)

Ashland

Population

8,4059,437

Median household income

$104,223$112,009

Median home value

$233,000$305,700

Median gross rent

$1,700$2,105

Gloucester City

Population

11,24811,465

Median household income

$59,394$70,942

Median home value

$125,800$180,100

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Gloucester City
Under 5	6.5%	8.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	18.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	19.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.2%
75 and over	11.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Gloucester City
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	68.3%
Black or African American	4.6%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.6%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Gloucester City
No high school diploma	3.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	23.1%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Gloucester City
Drove alone	65.2%	73.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.1%
Public transit	5.7%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	17.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Gloucester City
1-unit, detached	75.0%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	28.2%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	5.9%
20 or more units	5.2%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Gloucester City
Poverty rate	8.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1964	1945