About Ashdown

Ashdown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 8,973 people and just one neighborhood, Ashdown is the 44th largest community in Arkansas.

When you are in Ashdown, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.3% of Ashdown's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ashdown is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashdown who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.22%), sales jobs (8.69%), and healthcare (5.48%).

Ashdown is a very car-oriented town. 96.5% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Ashdown is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Ashdown has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Ashdown Information and Demographics

In Ashdown, just 11.20% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ashdown in 2000 was $16,861, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,444 for a family of four.

Ashdown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ashdown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ashdown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashdown include English, Irish, German, and European.

The most common language spoken in Ashdown is English.