Ashland

Population: 21,405
Median household income: $52,199
Median home value: $125,300

Located in Boyd County, Kentucky, Ashland is a community with a population of 21,405. The median household income of $52,199 is below the Boyd County median ($60,659).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ashland's population grew 3.8% from 20,626 to 21,405, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $102,800 to $125,300.

24.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,405
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,199
Median home value: $125,300
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 10,782
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,62621,405

Median household income

$40,917$52,199

Median home value

$102,800$125,300

Median gross rent

$684$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,626	$40,917	$102,800	$684
2020	20,449	$42,639	$101,900	$659
2021	21,695	$45,414	$106,400	$693
2022	21,542	$51,250	$121,600	$793
2023	21,405	$52,199	$125,300	$859

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,372	6.4%
5 to 17	3,291	15.4%
18 to 24	1,753	8.2%
25 to 34	2,520	11.8%
35 to 44	2,999	14.0%
45 to 54	2,345	11.0%
55 to 64	2,898	13.5%
65 to 74	2,427	11.3%
75 and over	1,800	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,588	91.5%
Black or African American	323	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	100	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.2%
Two or more races	837	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	494	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,345	9.0%
High school graduate	4,439	29.6%
Some college or associate's	5,522	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,720	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,963	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,435	74.2%
Carpooled	1,061	12.2%
Public transit	24	0.3%
Walked	428	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	609	7.0%
Other means	119	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,795	47.0%
15 to 29 min	2,365	29.3%
30 to 44 min	1,200	14.9%
45 to 59 min	212	2.6%
60+ min	495	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 22.8% (4,823 of 21,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,529	59.1%
Nonfamily households	3,827	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,356	86.8%
Vacant	1,426	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,607	59.9%
Renter-occupied	3,749	40.1%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,983	74.0%
1-unit, attached	241	2.2%
2 to 4 units	744	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1,140	10.6%
20 or more units	502	4.7%
Mobile home & other	172	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2102368
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.4595, -82.6451