With 2,324 people, Ashland is a city in Pennsylvania. The median age is 50.4, about 11 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $58,800, having risen by half since 2000. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 32%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,708, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, 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)$66,482 → $58,800(−12%)US over the same years: +67%
Population3,897 → 2,324(−40%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.6% → 95.7%(−3.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)29.3%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.5%(48)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 82 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
3,897
$42,678
$66,482
7.3%
0.9
2000
3,283
$49,611
$69,405
8.7%
1.6
2010
2,817
$50,406
$57,831
10.0%
6.0
2020
2,471
$48,094
$70,177
11.4%
16.8
2024
2,324
$52,708
$58,800
14.7%
10.4
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.
