Ohio · Census place 02568
Ashland, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Ashland, Ohio (Ashland, OH — Census place “Ashland city”) is 19,008 residents, ranking #96 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $57,310, the median home is worth $146,100 and median gross rent runs $840 a month. Looking for the Ashland Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ashland, OH: 44805.
- Population
- 19,008Ashland city residents
- Median household income
- $57,310Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $840Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65%Owner-occupied households
Ashland ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ashland.
The Ashland OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Ashland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ashland city median would spend about 17.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 65% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Ashland city, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Ashland city is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 19,008 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #96 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 39 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Ashland city earn a median of $57,310 a year, 27% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Ashland city is valued at $146,100, 51.8% below the national figure and 13% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $840 a month, 40.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,080 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.6% 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 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
Compare with nearby places
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- Twinsburg city 19,346
- Berea city 18,330
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Ashland city?
- Ashland city has 19,008 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #96 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Ashland city?
- Median household income in Ashland city is $57,310 a year, 27% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ashland city?
- Median gross rent is $840 a month and the median home value is $146,100, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.
- Is Ashland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ashland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Ashland city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.