Ashland

Population: 562
Median household income: $44,194
Median home value: $116,900

Ashland is a community in Benton County, Mississippi, home to 562 residents. At $44,194, its median household income sits above Benton County's $42,139.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashland's population declined 9.2% from 619 to 562, while its median home value rose 40.8% from $83,000 to $116,900.

The median gross rent is $775. 13.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 562
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,194
Median home value: $116,900
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 261
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

619562

Median household income

$41,875$44,194

Median home value

$83,000$116,900

Median gross rent

$613$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	619	$41,875	$83,000	$613
2020	492	$33,906	$85,000	$656
2021	565	$33,194	$85,700	$688
2022	663	$40,179	$97,600	$819
2023	562	$44,194	$116,900	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over20.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	10.7%
5 to 17	56	10.0%
18 to 24	57	10.1%
25 to 34	70	12.5%
35 to 44	41	7.3%
45 to 54	54	9.6%
55 to 64	43	7.7%
65 to 74	65	11.6%
75 and over	116	20.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	462	82.2%
Black or African American	77	13.7%
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	23	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's43.2%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	10.0%
High school graduate	129	33.2%
Some college or associate's	168	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	51	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	181	85.8%
Carpooled	22	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	42.4%
15 to 29 min	52	25.6%
30 to 44 min	30	14.8%
45 to 59 min	20	9.9%
60+ min	15	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 21.5% (100 of 466)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	64.8%
Nonfamily households	76	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	216	82.8%
Vacant	45	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187	86.6%
Renter-occupied	29	13.4%

1-unit, detached95.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	250	95.8%
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	11	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2802140
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8341, -89.1777