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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In addition, Ashland is a college town. There are a lot of students in Ashland attending college, and as a result Ashland provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Ashland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.71 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Ashland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Ashland Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Ashland, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Ashland is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.61% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.