Ashland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 6,597 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Ashland is the 129th largest community in Virginia.

Ashland is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ashland is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland who work in office and administrative support jobs (25.35%), sales jobs (8.64%), and teaching (8.21%).

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

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Ashland, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Ashland provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Ashland 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.

Ashland Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Ashland is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 20.68% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ashland in 2000 was $16,932, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,728 for a family of four.

Ashland is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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, German, Irish, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

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