Alabama · Census place 02860
Ashland town, AL
Quick answer
Ashland town has 1,779 residents, ranking #242 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $41,875, the median home is worth $173,900 and median gross rent runs $352 a month.
- Population
- 1,779Ashland town residents
- Median household income
- $41,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $352Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ashland town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ashland town median would spend about 10.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.4% of residents and 55.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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