Ashtabula is home to 17,856 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 29.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $105,900, having risen by half since 2000. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 38%. The median household earns $44,120, about 46% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,120, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ashtabula
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.9% → 11.8%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population21,633 → 17,856(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$89,523 → $105,900(+18%)US over the same years: +67%
Ashtabula's population equals 18% of Ashtabula County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 43% of the county's.
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)16.9%(184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.2%(122)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.6%(431)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,089 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
Ashtabula, decade by decade
Ashtabula 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
21,633
$44,785
$89,523
7.9%
29.7
2000
20,962
$49,830
$120,958
10.4%
38.7
2010
19,124
$42,589
$120,265
10.0%
48.2
2020
17,975
$41,110
$86,661
11.7%
60.0
2024
17,856
$44,120
$105,900
11.8%
59.7
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.
