Ashland

Population: 1,417
Median household income: $41,429
Median home value: $169,000

Ashland is a community in Grafton County, New Hampshire, home to 1,417 residents. At $41,429, its median household income sits below Grafton County's $84,021.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ashland's population grew 4.0% from 1,363 to 1,417, while its median home value rose 2.5% from $164,900 to $169,000.

The median gross rent is $1,069. 32.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,417
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,429
Median home value: $169,000
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 713
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3631,417

Median household income

$32,333$41,429

Median home value

$164,900$169,000

Median gross rent

$780$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,363	$32,333	$164,900	$780
2020	1,630	$31,820	$148,600	$878
2021	1,778	$33,365	$160,600	$917
2022	1,520	$40,559	$163,600	$1,060
2023	1,417	$41,429	$169,000	$1,069

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

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3421.9%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	11.8%
5 to 17	212	15.0%
18 to 24	93	6.6%
25 to 34	310	21.9%
35 to 44	120	8.5%
45 to 54	136	9.6%
55 to 64	128	9.0%
65 to 74	188	13.3%
75 and over	63	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,183	83.5%
Black or African American	7	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	197	13.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	6.0%
High school graduate	348	36.8%
Some college or associate's	236	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	227	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	77	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled16.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	504	73.6%
Carpooled	112	16.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	104	16.4%
15 to 29 min	305	48.1%
30 to 44 min	177	27.9%
45 to 59 min	5	0.8%
60+ min	43	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 28.4% (403 of 1,417)

	Count	Share
Family households	303	46.2%
Nonfamily households	353	53.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	656	92.0%
Vacant	57	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	339	51.7%
Renter-occupied	317	48.3%

1-unit, detached46.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units14.6%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	331	46.4%
1-unit, attached	21	2.9%
2 to 4 units	103	14.4%
5 to 19 units	111	15.6%
20 or more units	104	14.6%
Mobile home & other	43	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3301940
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.6959, -71.6348