Ashland is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,906 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Ashland is the 235th largest community in Alabama.

When you are in Ashland, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.2% of Ashland's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ashland is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.60%), management occupations (7.20%), and sales jobs (6.75%).

One of the benefits of Ashland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.40 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

The rate of college-level education in Ashland is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.48% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ashland in 2000 was $13,927, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,708 for a family of four.

Ashland is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Ashland is English.