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Ashland County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Ashland County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ashland County is a small rural Ohio county of 52,296 residents with a median household income of $69,860 and median home values of $175,900, pointing to a low-cost operating environment. The workforce of roughly 60.8% labor force participation skews toward non-college-educated workers, with only 22.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $36,450. The county has shed 2.2% of its population over five years, carries a 3.7% unemployment rate, and a 78.9% homeownership rate reflects a stable, established residential base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

52,296

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,860

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

Ashland County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,498 (94.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races960 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race615 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone512 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone311 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone243 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,809
  2. 2.Spanish398
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)304
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island120
  5. 5.Other Indo-European55

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,710

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,842

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,097

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,653
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,815
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,717
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,984
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,781

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,673
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,977
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,652
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,849
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,373

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.21×)5,404
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.53×)602
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.22×)1,420
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)2,919
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.07×)1,827

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$841/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,313 (14.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,285 (14.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,916 (11.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,512 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,481 (9.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,464 (9.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,450

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,424 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled2,039 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,565 (6.5%)
  • Walked619 (2.6%)
  • Other196 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle106 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.