Ashland is a city of 9,320 people in New Jersey. The median age is 50.0, about 11 years above the US median. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. Median rent is $2,529 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $118,500, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ashland
What changed most since 2000
Median age41.0 → 50.0(+9.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$241,187 → $336,200(+39%)US over the same years: +71%
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)21.4%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32%(124)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(114)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.3%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 388 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
2000
8,375
$123,987
$241,187
43.7%
32.1
2010
8,302
$121,972
$358,060
45.1%
49.5
2020
8,513
$122,837
$285,193
50.1%
60.8
2024
9,320
$118,500
$336,200
54.2%
48.1
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.
