Ashland

Population: 2,495
Median household income: $52,283
Median home value: $60,000

Ashland is a community in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,495 residents. At $52,283, its median household income sits below Schuylkill County's $66,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashland's population declined 7.8% from 2,705 to 2,495, while its median home value rose 1.7% from $59,000 to $60,000.

The median gross rent is $747. 11.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,495
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,283
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 1,588
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7052,495

Median household income

$37,457$52,283

Median home value

$59,000$60,000

Median gross rent

$715$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,705	$37,457	$59,000	$715
2020	2,696	$39,680	$57,900	$705
2021	2,509	$51,518	$58,100	$686
2022	2,493	$62,854	$57,700	$725
2023	2,495	$52,283	$60,000	$747

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	7.2%
5 to 17	205	8.2%
18 to 24	276	11.1%
25 to 34	281	11.3%
35 to 44	316	12.7%
45 to 54	372	14.9%
55 to 64	490	19.6%
65 to 74	175	7.0%
75 and over	201	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,444	98.0%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
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	40	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate50.7%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	289	15.7%
High school graduate	931	50.7%
Some college or associate's	404	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	79	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	132	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled25.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	736	66.4%
Carpooled	282	25.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	0.5%
Other means	21	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	270	24.5%
15 to 29 min	469	42.5%
30 to 44 min	261	23.7%
45 to 59 min	14	1.3%
60+ min	89	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 20.6% (505 of 2,452)

	Count	Share
Family households	660	56.5%
Nonfamily households	508	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,168	73.6%
Vacant	420	26.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	736	63.0%
Renter-occupied	432	37.0%

1-unit, detached30.3%

1-unit, attached52.9%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	481	30.3%
1-unit, attached	840	52.9%
2 to 4 units	137	8.6%
5 to 19 units	54	3.4%
20 or more units	70	4.4%
Mobile home & other	6	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4203264
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7811, -76.3450