Ashland

Population: 4,811
Median household income: $90,628
Median home value: $231,700

Ashland, a community in Boone County, Missouri, has 4,811 residents. Its median household income of $90,628 runs above the Boone County figure of $69,913.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashland's population grew 23.1% from 3,907 to 4,811, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $187,900 to $231,700.

41.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,811
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $90,628
Median home value: $231,700
Median gross rent: $1,188
Housing units: 2,175
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9074,811

Median household income

$72,500$90,628

Median home value

$187,900$231,700

Median gross rent

$808$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,907	$72,500	$187,900	$808
2020	3,956	$78,085	$196,900	$955
2021	4,680	$82,200	$197,300	$1,031
2022	4,730	$87,377	$227,500	$1,134
2023	4,811	$90,628	$231,700	$1,188

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	265	5.5%
5 to 17	780	16.2%
18 to 24	335	7.0%
25 to 34	751	15.6%
35 to 44	732	15.2%
45 to 54	600	12.5%
55 to 64	733	15.2%
65 to 74	270	5.6%
75 and over	345	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,444	92.4%
Black or African American	28	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	34	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	1.0%
Two or more races	156	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	281	8.2%
High school graduate	888	25.9%
Some college or associate's	841	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	875	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	546	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,231	78.9%
Carpooled	421	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	177	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	234	8.8%
15 to 29 min	1,871	70.6%
30 to 44 min	397	15.0%
45 to 59 min	112	4.2%
60+ min	38	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 3.0% (143 of 4,739)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,321	62.3%
Nonfamily households	798	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,119	97.4%
Vacant	56	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,401	66.1%
Renter-occupied	718	33.9%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,611	74.1%
1-unit, attached	116	5.3%
2 to 4 units	342	15.7%
5 to 19 units	19	0.9%
20 or more units	28	1.3%
Mobile home & other	59	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2902242
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.8125, -92.2395