Ashland is a city of 3,071 people in Nebraska. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 809 more people. The poverty rate is 4.3%, under the national 12.5%. There are 2,235 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%. Median rent is $866 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,408, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ashland
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$100,323 → $249,700(+149%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$56,370 → $89,408(+59%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.0% → 36.0%(+23.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)34.4%(63)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(72)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 183 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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Over time
Ashland, decade by decade
Ashland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,136
$56,370
$100,323
13.0%
3.1
2000
2,262
$73,670
$154,112
13.6%
6.3
2010
2,453
$65,402
$172,053
29.2%
9.8
2020
3,086
$79,826
$209,925
31.8%
26.1
2024
3,071
$89,408
$249,700
36.0%
35.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
