CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ashford

Alabama · 1,926 residents · 6.20 sq mi

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With 1,926 people, Ashford is a city in Alabama. The typical home is worth $41,700. The poverty rate is 23.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 31%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $16,354 at the median, 46% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,926

+4%vs 2000

vs 1,853 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(145)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(141)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(146)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(119)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(250)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(241)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(184)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(198)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(180)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(144)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,354

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,506

−44%vs 2000

vs $15,135 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$222

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $323 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.1% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.9%(1,314)

Black26.8%(496)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(28)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.9%(1,288)

Black32.6%(627)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(5)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.5%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(49)

Spaniard0.9%(22)

Puerto Rican0.5%(13)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.9%(22)

Ancestry

English12.8%(313)

Irish7.9%(194)

American7.6%(185)

German5.8%(142)

French1.8%(44)

Italian1.6%(40)

Scottish1.4%(35)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(23)

Norwegian0.6%(14)

Russian0.3%(8)

Polish0.3%(7)

Welsh0.2%(5)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.2%(4)

British0.1%(3)

West Indian0.1%(3)

Jamaican0.1%(3)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.6%

−14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.1%(315)

Married51.9%(479)

Widowed5.7%(53)

Divorced8.2%(76)

Women 15+

Never married30%(313)

Married45%(469)

Widowed12.5%(130)

Divorced12.6%(131)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

Unchangedsince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29.6%(64)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.7%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 216 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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