Ashland, KY

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2023 Population

21,405

0.636% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.1

0.735% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

22.8%

8.44% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$125,300

3.04% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

8,859

2.31% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Ashland, KY had a population of 21.4k people with a median age of 41.1 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ashland, KY declined from 21,542 to 21,405, a −0.636% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Ashland, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Ashland, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ashland, KY are Ashland Community and Technical College (2,263 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Ashland, KY was $125,300, and the homeownership rate was 59.9%.

Most people in Ashland, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ashland, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ashland, KY is home to a population of 21.4k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.58% of Ashland, KY residents were born outside of the country (338 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Ashland, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Ashland, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Ashland, KY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ashland, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Foreign-Born Population

1.58%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

338 people

1.42%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

306 people

As of 2023, 1.58% of Ashland, KY residents (338 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ashland, KY was 1.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ashland, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
440 ± 180
Gulf War (2001-)
284 ± 115
Gulf War (1990s)
279 ± 116

Ashland, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ashland, KY employs 8.86k people. The largest industries in Ashland, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,152 people), Retail Trade (1,436 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,047 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($120,298), Wholesale Trade ($58,542), and Finance & Insurance ($54,784).

Employment

Occupations

8.86k

2023 Value

± 672

2.31%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ashland, KY grew at a rate of 2.31%, from 8.66k employees to 8.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashland, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,394 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,277 people), and Management Occupations (739 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashland, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.86k

2023 Value

± 672

2.31%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ashland, KY grew at a rate of 2.31%, from 8.66k employees to 8.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashland, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,152 people), Retail Trade (1,436 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,047 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashland, KY, though some of these residents may live in Ashland, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,657

Median earning men ± $3,738

$35,583

Median earning women ± $2,806

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($102,045), Public Administration ($60,774), and Construction ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,708), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,719), and Public Administration ($48,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Ashland, KY awarded 2,263 degrees. The student population of Ashland, KY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 998 male students and 1,517 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ashland, KY are White (2,122 and 93.8%), followed by Two or More Races (42 and 1.86%), Unknown (34 and 1.5%), and Asian (20 and 0.884%).

The largest universities in Ashland, KY by number of degrees awarded are Ashland Community and Technical College (2,263 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ashland, KY are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (291 and 12.9%), Medical Administrative Assistant (215 and 9.5%), and Electrician (202 and 8.93%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,515 students enrolled in Ashland, KY, 39.7% men and 60.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,328 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
31 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
148 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
59 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Ashland, KY was Registered Nursing with 31 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Ashland, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Ashland Community and Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,263 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ashland Community and Technical College with 2,263 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,286 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ashland, KY, which is 1.32 times more than the 977 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,122 degrees mean that there were 50.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 42 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,368) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,078) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ashland, KY was $125,300 in 2023, which is 0.413 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $121,600 to $125,300, a 3.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashland, KY is 59.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ashland, KY have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashland, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ashland, KY is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Ashland, KY was Census Tract 306 with a value of $73,783, followed by Census Tract 305 and Census Tract 304, with respective values of $66,719 and $53,068.

Housing

Property

$125,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,242

$5,607

Median Property Taxes

±$531

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ashland, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ashland, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2023

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 59.9% of the housing units in Ashland, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ashland, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 306
Census Tract 305
Census Tract 304

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ashland, KY was Census Tract 306 with a value of $73,783, followed by Census Tract 305 and Census Tract 304, with respective values of $66,719 and $53,068.

The following map shows all of the places in Ashland, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

9.36k

Number of Households

± 708

In N/A, the median household income of the 9.36k households in Ashland, KY N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Ashland, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashland, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.2%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (7.02%)

In 2023, 74.2% of workers in Ashland, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (7.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ashland, KY have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Ashland, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ashland, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ashland, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ashland, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashland, KY (4.82k out of 21.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ashland, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.9% of the population of Ashland, KY has health coverage, with 36.7% on employee plans, 26.8% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 2.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Boyd County, KY see 1011 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.4% increase from the previous year (916 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1369 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 128 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,011 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Boyd County, KY

Primary care physicians in Boyd County, KY see an average of 1,011 patients per year. This represents a 10.4% increase from the previous year (916 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Boyd County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.07%

Uninsured

36.7%

Employer Coverage

26.8%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

2.02%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ashland, KY declined by 6.42% from 6.49% to 6.07%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ashland, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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