Ashland, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,404
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.9
6.82% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
27.7%
2.58% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$44,188
6.66% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$173,900
2.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
662
3.36% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ashland, NH 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.

98.4% of the residents in Ashland, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ashland, NH was $173,900, and the homeownership rate was 49.8%.

Most people in Ashland, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Ashland, NH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ashland, NH is home to a population of 1.4k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.14% of Ashland, NH residents were born outside of the country (30 people).

In 2024, there were 6.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.16k people) in Ashland, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 190 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Ashland, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ashland, NH was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ashland, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.16k ± 214
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    190 ± 191
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    23 ± 28

In 2024, there were 6.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.16k people) in Ashland, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 190 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ashland, NH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    8,457 ± 2,251 people
  2. India
    7,313 ± 2,094 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    6,580 ± 1,987 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,457 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 6,580.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
30 people
2.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
34 people

As of 2024, 2.14% of Ashland, NH residents (30 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ashland, NH was 2.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 21
  2. Vietnam
    13 ± 22

Ashland, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ashland, NH employs 662 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ashland, NH were Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), Manufacturing (92 people), and Educational Services (63 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,846), Public Administration ($53,000), and Construction ($51,417).

Employment

Occupations

662
2024 Value
± 180
−3.36%
1 Year decline
± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashland, NH declined at a rate of −3.36%, from 685 employees to 662 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashland, NH, are Production Occupations (85 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (85 people), and Management Occupations (62 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashland, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

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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

662
2024 Value
± 180
−3.36%
1 Year decline
± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashland, NH declined at a rate of −3.36%, from 685 employees to 662 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashland, NH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), Manufacturing (92 people), and Educational Services (63 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashland, NH, though some of these residents may live in Ashland, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,115
Median earning men ± $9,691
$41,149
Median earning women ± $9,265

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,063), Construction ($51,417), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,357).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,220) and Retail Trade ($7,361).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.
Y-Axis
2.71%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% 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 16.3%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ashland, NH was $173,900 in 2024, which is 0.523 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,000 to $173,900, a 2.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashland, NH is 49.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ashland, NH have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashland, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$173,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,201
$315
Median Property Taxes
±$110

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, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

49.8%
Homeownership
2024
47.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.8% of the housing units in Ashland, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,188
Median Household Income
± $17,679
632
Number of Households
± 163

In 2024, the median household income of the 632 households in Ashland, NH grew to $44,188 from the previous year's value of $41,429.

The following chart displays the households in Ashland, NH 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashland, NH is from New Hampshire.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2023, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.771% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.9%)
  2. Carpooled (13.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2024, 71.9% of workers in Ashland, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ashland, NH have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.91% of the workforce in Ashland, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashland, NH (389 out of 1.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 5.

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

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.

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Health

93.4% of the population of Ashland, NH has health coverage, with 40.7% on employee plans, 18.9% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 17.6% on non-group plans, and 1.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 25.3% between 18 and 34 years, 30.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.55%
Uninsured
40.7%
Employer Coverage
18.9%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
17.6%
Non-Group
1.5%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ashland, NH grew by 9.24% from 6% to 6.55%.

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