About Ashville

Ashville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 9,525 people and just one neighborhood, Ashville is the 192nd largest community in Ohio.

When you are in Ashville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.8% of Ashville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ashville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashville who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.77%), sales jobs (7.25%), and management occupations (5.88%).

Also of interest is that Ashville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Ashville is a very car-oriented town. 97.02% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Ashville 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. Ashville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Ashville Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Ashville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.44% of adults in Ashville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ashville in 2000 was $18,540, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,160 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Ashville is English.