Ashland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 21,342 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Ashland is the 17th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ashland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ashland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland who work in sales jobs (13.80%), office and administrative support (12.85%), and healthcare (11.03%). Ashland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Ashland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.16% of adults in Ashland have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ashland in 2022 was $28,501, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,004 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Ashland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
