Ashland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 21,342 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Ashland is the 17th largest community in Kentucky.
Ashland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Ashland are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.55% of adults in Ashland having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ashland in 2018 was $26,101, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,404 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ashland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.