Ashland.
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Kentucky·Boyd County
7 tracts·21K people·$125K median·1,985/mi²
White 91 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Black 2 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Living alone 36 · Married couple 36 · Other 28
Health 56 · Retail 13 · Professional 12 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 29 · Service 19 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 7 · Walk 6 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ashland is $125,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Ashland has 21,295 residents across 7 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.7; the population is 91.2% White, 3.7% Multiracial, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Black, 0.4% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.4% (Census ACS).
Hager Elementary School (56%), Crabbe Elementary School (44%) and Oakview Elementary School (44%) lead the elementary schools; Ashland Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (40%); Paul G. Blazer High School is the high school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $872/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ashland is $52,715 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ashland, median rent is $872/month and the median home value is $125,000 (Census ACS).
Ashland reported 1.9 violent crimes and 28.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ashland are heat wave (93), inland flooding (92) and ice storm (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ashland, 5.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).