CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ashland

Virginia · 5,864 residents · 7.20 sq mi

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Ashland is a city of 5,864 people in Virginia. This skews young, with a median age of 28.2. Households here earn about 18% less than in Virginia as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of people here. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 11% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,864

−11%vs 2000

vs 6,619 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(399)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(355)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(254)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.8%(694)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.8%(926)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(966)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(651)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(468)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(376)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(379)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(298)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(98)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,188

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,125 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,196

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,932 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,600

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $607 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.2%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

41.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(4,895)

Black22.1%(1,464)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(115)

Asian0.6%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.1%(4,815)

Black16.9%(989)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(47)

Asian0.8%(49)

Other0.2%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American7.3%(569)

Salvadoran5.5%(430)

Mexican1.9%(148)

Guatemalan1.8%(139)

South American1.2%(93)

Colombian1.2%(93)

Puerto Rican0.3%(23)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(58)

Japanese0.3%(21)

Korean0.1%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

English13.3%(1,032)

Irish9.2%(717)

German8.9%(688)

American4.5%(346)

Italian3.3%(258)

Scottish2.6%(202)

French1.9%(151)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(132)

Welsh1.6%(123)

Polish1.1%(86)

Dutch0.9%(69)

Norwegian0.8%(60)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(59)

Greek0.7%(55)

French Canadian0.6%(50)

Subsaharan African0.6%(43)

Armenian0.5%(40)

British0.4%(34)

Czech0.4%(32)

Lithuanian0.3%(27)

Russian0.3%(25)

Portuguese0.3%(24)

Brazilian0.2%(18)

Hungarian0.2%(14)

Slovene0.2%(14)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(7)

West Indian0.1%(7)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married50.9%(1,450)

Married39.3%(1,120)

Widowed4.5%(129)

Divorced5.3%(150)

Women 15+

Never married47.6%(1,762)

Married30.1%(1,112)

Widowed7%(260)

Divorced15.3%(564)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% 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)17.6%(52)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.4%(93)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.9%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 296 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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