About Ashford

Ashford is a very small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 4,098 people and just one neighborhood, Ashford is the 135th largest community in Connecticut.

Ashford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ashford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashford who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.37%), teaching (12.40%), and management occupations (8.76%).

Also of interest is that Ashford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Ashford is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Ashford's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Ashford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ashford, the average commute to work is 30.38 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Ashford is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Ashford, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.8% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Ashford is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Ashford Information and Demographics

The citizens of Ashford are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.84% of adults in Ashford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ashford in 2000 was $26,104, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,416 for a family of four.

The people who call Ashford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ashford is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashford include Italian, Irish, German, French, English, Polish, French Canadian, Russian, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Ashford is English. Some people also speak French.