Ashland

Population: 1,001
Median household income: $62,417
Median home value: $104,000

Located in Cass County, Illinois, Ashland is a community with a population of 1,001. At $62,417, its median household income sits in line with Cass County's $64,907.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ashland's population declined 27.4% from 1,379 to 1,001, while its median home value rose 5.3% from $98,800 to $104,000.

21.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,001
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,417
Median home value: $104,000
Median gross rent: $575
Housing units: 567
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3791,001

Median household income

$59,000$62,417

Median home value

$98,800$104,000

Median gross rent

$789$575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,379	$59,000	$98,800	$789
2020	1,272	$60,104	$103,500	$814
2021	1,216	$63,571	$106,300	$814
2022	1,171	$66,319	$109,800	—
2023	1,001	$62,417	$104,000	$575

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	6.2%
5 to 17	203	20.3%
18 to 24	49	4.9%
25 to 34	86	8.6%
35 to 44	136	13.6%
45 to 54	125	12.5%
55 to 64	147	14.7%
65 to 74	117	11.7%
75 and over	76	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	969	96.8%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	6.8%
High school graduate	295	42.9%
Some college or associate's	197	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	82	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	66	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	71.9%
Carpooled	84	17.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93	21.5%
15 to 29 min	91	21.1%
30 to 44 min	202	46.8%
45 to 59 min	40	9.3%
60+ min	6	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 5.1% (51 of 1,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	259	56.4%
Nonfamily households	200	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	459	81.0%
Vacant	108	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	390	85.0%
Renter-occupied	69	15.0%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	474	83.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	85	15.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1702505
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8885, -90.0079