Moving to Ashland, Kentucky
About Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland is a home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon the 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. It is a principal city of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, referred to locally as the "Tri-State area" and home to 376,155 residents in 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
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
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
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
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% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
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% |
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