Ashley Heights vs Raeford

A side-by-side comparison of Ashley Heights and Raeford: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashley Heights and Raeford are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Raeford has the higher population (4,545 vs 301 in Ashley Heights). Ashley Heights has the higher median household income ($52,375 vs $43,311 in Raeford). Raeford has the higher median home value ($177,900 vs $85,700 in Ashley Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
Population	301	4,545
Median age	58.4 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,375	$43,311
Median home value	$85,700	$177,900
Median gross rent	—	$791
Housing units	127	1,912
Homeownership rate	82.6%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	17.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
Population	453 → 301 (-33.6%)	4,926 → 4,545 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$21,579 → $52,375 (+142.7%)	$36,523 → $43,311 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$151,800 → $85,700 (-43.5%)	$111,500 → $177,900 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$609 → $606 (-0.5%)	$753 → $791 (+5.0%)

Ashley Heights

Population

453301

Median household income

$21,579$52,375

Median home value

$151,800$85,700

Median gross rent

$609$606

Raeford

Population

4,9264,545

Median household income

$36,523$43,311

Median home value

$111,500$177,900

Median gross rent

$753$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
Under 5	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	32.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	24.6%	12.8%
75 and over	0.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	38.2%
Black or African American	16.3%	41.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.6%	6.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.8%
High school graduate	33.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
Drove alone	81.5%	79.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
1-unit, detached	64.6%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	35.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Ashley Heights	Raeford
Poverty rate	23.6%	23.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	1990	1976