Being a small city, Ashland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Ashland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.16% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ashland in 2018 was $28,501, 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 $114,004 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 Arabic.
