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Alabama · Census place 02908

Ashville, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ashville, Alabama (Ashville, AL — Census place “Ashville city”) is 2,748 residents, ranking #181 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $65,169, the median home is worth $184,600 and median gross rent runs $913 a month. Looking for the Ashville Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ashville, AL: 35953.

Population
2,748Ashville city residents
Median household income
$65,169Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$184,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$913Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
76.9%Owner-occupied households

Ashville ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ashville.

The Ashville AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Ashville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ashville city median would spend about 16.8% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ashville city, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ashville city is a small town in Alabama, with 2,748 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #181 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 69% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Ashville city earn a median of $65,169 a year, 17% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ashville city is valued at $184,600, 39.2% below the national figure and 17% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $913 a month, 35.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,956 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ashville city?
Ashville city has 2,748 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #181 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Ashville city?
Median household income in Ashville city is $65,169 a year, 17% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ashville city?
Median gross rent is $913 a month and the median home value is $184,600, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.
Is Ashville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ashville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ashville city data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.