Ashland

Population: 141
Median household income: $41,528
Median home value: $131,300

Ashland is a community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, home to 141 residents. Its median household income of $41,528 runs below the Natchitoches Parish figure of $46,798.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashland's population declined 34.1% from 214 to 141, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $108,000 to $131,300.

68.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 141
Median age: 59.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,528
Median home value: $131,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 135
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

214141

Median household income

$50,625$41,528

Median home value

$108,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$879$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	214	$50,625	$108,000	$879
2020	199	$60,000	$113,000	—
2021	194	$53,929	$104,700	—
2022	155	$41,827	$116,800	$850
2023	141	$41,528	$131,300	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 175.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 441.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6429.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over21.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	2.1%
5 to 17	8	5.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	23	16.3%
35 to 44	2	1.4%
45 to 54	18	12.8%
55 to 64	41	29.1%
65 to 74	16	11.3%
75 and over	30	21.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	102	72.3%
Black or African American	39	27.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate65.4%

Some college or associate's12.3%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	1.5%
High school graduate	85	65.4%
Some college or associate's	16	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	14	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone93.2%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41	93.2%
Carpooled	3	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	8	18.2%
30 to 44 min	6	13.6%
45 to 59 min	14	31.8%
60+ min	16	36.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 6.4% (9 of 141)

	Count	Share
Family households	44	58.7%
Nonfamily households	31	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75	55.6%
Vacant	60	44.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	49	65.3%
Renter-occupied	26	34.7%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	92	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	31.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2203145
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 32.1204, -93.1125