Ashland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 21,285 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Ashland is the 29th largest community in Oregon. Ashland home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Ashland real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Ashland is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Ashland is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland who work in management occupations (13.52%), office and administrative support (10.15%), and teaching (10.01%). Of important note, Ashland is also a city of artists. Ashland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ashland’s character. Also of interest is that Ashland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Ashland is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Ashland enrolled in college, Ashland has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.90 minutes getting to work every day.If knowledge is power, Ashland is a pretty powerful place. 62.36% of the adults in Ashland have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Ashland in 2022 was $44,580, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $178,320 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ashland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Ashland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
