Ashtabula

Population: 17,919
Median household income: $43,782
Median home value: $99,200

Located in Ashtabula County, Ohio, Ashtabula is a community with a population of 17,919. The median household income of $43,782 is below the Ashtabula County median ($55,507).

From 2019 to 2023, Ashtabula's population declined 1.4% from 18,171 to 17,919, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $72,200 to $99,200.

81.9% of workers drive to work alone. 71.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,919
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,782
Median home value: $99,200
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 8,666
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,17117,919

Median household income

$29,566$43,782

Median home value

$72,200$99,200

Median gross rent

$646$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,171	$29,566	$72,200	$646
2020	18,067	$33,918	$71,500	$673
2021	18,091	$36,012	$76,300	$715
2022	18,003	$39,053	$92,000	$785
2023	17,919	$43,782	$99,200	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,139	6.4%
5 to 17	2,878	16.1%
18 to 24	1,384	7.7%
25 to 34	2,496	13.9%
35 to 44	2,453	13.7%
45 to 54	1,985	11.1%
55 to 64	2,330	13.0%
65 to 74	1,895	10.6%
75 and over	1,359	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,121	73.2%
Black or African American	1,425	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	99	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	156	0.9%
Two or more races	870	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,248	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,032	16.2%
High school graduate	5,415	43.3%
Some college or associate's	3,464	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,073	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	534	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,016	81.9%
Carpooled	757	10.3%
Public transit	89	1.2%
Walked	96	1.3%
Bicycle	37	0.5%
Worked from home	149	2.0%
Other means	198	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,558	49.5%
15 to 29 min	2,198	30.6%
30 to 44 min	824	11.5%
45 to 59 min	321	4.5%
60+ min	292	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 31.6% (5,572 of 17,647)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,337	57.1%
Nonfamily households	3,261	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,598	87.7%
Vacant	1,068	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,239	55.8%
Renter-occupied	3,359	44.2%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,210	71.7%
1-unit, attached	123	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1,067	12.3%
5 to 19 units	446	5.1%
20 or more units	640	7.4%
Mobile home & other	180	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3902638
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.8795, -80.7985