Ashland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 19,511 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Ashland is the 26th largest community in Oregon.

Ashland is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.55% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ashland is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland who work in teaching (12.05%), management occupations (11.31%), and sales jobs (10.58%).

Of important note, Ashland is also a city of artists. Ashland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ashland's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.36% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Ashland is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Ashland enrolled in college, Ashland has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.71 minutes getting to work every day.

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.

Ashland Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Ashland. 50.61% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ashland in 2000 was $21,292, which is upper middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,168 for a family of four.

The people who call Ashland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ashland is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include German, English, Irish, European, Italian, Norwegian, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Russian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Some people also speak Spanish.