Moving to Ashland, Kentucky

About Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland

Ashland is a home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The largest city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,625 at the 2020 census. Ashland is a principal city of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, referred to locally as the "Tri-State area", home to 376,155 residents as of 2020. Ashland serves as an important economic and medical center for northeastern Kentucky.

Gender
Gender Ashland Kentucky Country
Female 54.2% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 45.8% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Ashland Kentucky Country
Less than $10,000 15.4% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.2% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.9% 10.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.5% 10.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9% 18% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.4% 12.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2% 4.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.3% 4.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Ashland Kentucky Country
< 9th Grade 2% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 29% 33% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 10% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Ashland Kentucky Country
White 91.2% 84.1% 60.1%
African American 1.8% 8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.7% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.4% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.6% 3.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity