Ashville, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

2,464

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

2.1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.9%

14.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$69,362

6.43% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$204,900

Population & Diversity

Ashville, AL is home to a population of 2.46k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.771% of Ashville, AL residents were born outside of the country (19 people).

In 2024, there were 5.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.02k people) in Ashville, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 387 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 12 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Ashville, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ashville, AL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ashville, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.02k ± 440
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
387 ± 184
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
12 ± 18

1.1%

Hispanic Population

27 people

1.1% of the people in Ashville, AL are hispanic (27 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

0.771%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

19 people

1.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

As of 2024, 0.771% of Ashville, AL residents (19 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 Ashville, AL was 1.67%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
38 ± 32
Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 35
Korea
10 ± 25

Ashville, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ashville, AL.

Economy

The economy of Ashville, AL employs 1.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ashville, AL were Manufacturing (229 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), and Retail Trade (134 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,750), and Information ($93,239).

Employment

Occupations

1.14k

2024 Value

± 254

1.51%

1 Year growth

± 32.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashville, AL grew at a rate of 1.51%, from 1.12k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashville, AL, are Production Occupations (201 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (149 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (139 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashville, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.14k

2024 Value

± 254

1.51%

1 Year growth

± 32.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ashville, AL grew at a rate of 1.51%, from 1.12k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashville, AL, are Manufacturing (229 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), and Retail Trade (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashville, AL, though some of these residents may live in Ashville, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,083

Median earning men ± $24,906

$37,000

Median earning women ± $10,155

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,306), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,131), and Construction ($68,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,042), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,824), and Public Administration ($33,945).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ashville, AL was $204,900 in 2024, which is 0.616 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,600 to $204,900, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashville, AL is 79.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ashville, AL have an average commute time of 35.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashville, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$204,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$44,405

$639

Median Property Taxes

±$182

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 Ashville, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

79.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.1% of the housing units in Ashville, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$69,362

Median Household Income

± $13,718

808

Number of Households

± 203

In 2024, the median household income of the 808 households in Ashville, AL grew to $69,362 from the previous year's value of $65,169.

The following chart displays the households in Ashville, AL 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashville, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.7%)
Carpooled (11.8%)
Worked At Home (4.01%)

In 2024, 82.7% of workers in Ashville, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who worked at home (4.01%).

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

35.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ashville, AL have a longer commute time (35.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.54% of the workforce in Ashville, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashville, AL (461 out of 2.32k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ashville, AL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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