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Ashland, KY
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Ashland profile


Living in Ashland



Ashland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 21,342 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Ashland is the 17th largest community in Kentucky.

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

The percentage of people in Ashland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.16% of adults in Ashland have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ashland in 2018 was $28,501, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,004 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ashland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.