Ashland County, Ohio
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 52,523
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 52,420
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 52,446
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 52,442
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 0.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 0.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 52,447
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 53,139
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.2%
Female persons, percent 50.3%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 96.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 94.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 2,710
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 1.2%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 22,676
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 77.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $186,800
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,217
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $487
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $888
Building Permits, 2025 66
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 20,720
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.45
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 5.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 88.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 22.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 94,889
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 292,119
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 96,568
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 693,322
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $13,327
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 23.9
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $69,860
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $33,219
Persons in poverty, percent 11.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 1,021
Total employment, 2023 17,851
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 798,261
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 -3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 3,878
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 115
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 643
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 124.0
Population per square mile, 2010 125.6
Land area in square miles, 2020 422.99
Land area in square miles, 2010 422.95
FIPS Code 39005