Ashland

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  2. Ashland Statistics
  3. Ashland Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ashland Employment Information
  5. Ashland Family Information
  6. Ashland Education Information
  7. Ashland Business Information
  8. Ashland Public Benefits Information
  9. Ashland Criminal Information
  10. Ashland Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Ashland Zip Codes


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Ashland Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,674
  • Land Area (2000): 32.228 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.237 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 508
  • Alias(es) (2003): ASHLAND
Ashland Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 13,543 2002 14,856 2005 15,485
2000 14,235 2003 15,405 2006 15,644
2001 14,744 2004 15,433 2007 15,818

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Houses (2000): 5,794
Ashland Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 14,276 97.29%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 398 2.71%

Ashland Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 3,759
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $137,416,000 / $30,593,000
Ashland Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 7,587 7,188 399 5.26% 53
1991 7,582 7,011 572 7.54% 75
1992 7,604 7,029 575 7.56% 76
1993 7,700 7,232 468 6.07% 61
1994 7,891 7,505 385 4.88% 49
1995 7,801 7,477 324 4.16% 42
1996 8,014 7,734 280 3.50% 35
1997 8,291 8,051 240 2.90% 29
1998 8,575 8,371 204 2.38% 24
1999 8,846 8,630 215 2.44% 25
2000 8,852 8,659 193 2.18% 22
2001 9,145 8,864 281 3.07% 31
2002 9,217 8,763 454 4.92% 49
2003 9,114 8,659 455 4.99% 50
2004 9,143 8,761 382 4.18% 42
2005 9,234 8,890 344 3.73% 37
2006 9,344 9,000 344 3.69% 37
2007 9,411 9,089 321 3.42% 34
2008 9,463 9,100 363 3.83% 38
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,449 9,093 356 3.77% 38
Feb 2008 9,350 9,021 329 3.52% 35
Mar 2008 9,384 9,064 320 3.41% 34
Apr 2008 9,366 9,105 261 2.79% 28
May 2008 9,365 9,015 350 3.74% 37
Jun 2008 9,592 9,186 406 4.23% 42
Jul 2008 9,638 9,223 415 4.31% 43
Aug 2008 9,592 9,182 410 4.27% 43
Sep 2008 9,430 9,011 419 4.44% 44
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Ashland Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 490 11.39%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 466 10.83%
3. Educational Services 395 9.18%
4. Finance and Insurance 295 6.86%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 267 6.20%
6. Public Administration 186 4.32%
7. Health Care 166 3.86%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 132 3.07%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 126 2.93%
10. Repair and Maintenance 97 2.25%
11. Other Transportation 93 2.16%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 92 2.14%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 91 2.11%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 89 2.07%
15. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 88 2.05%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 73 1.70%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 69 1.60%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 67 1.56%
19. U.S. Postal Service 58 1.35%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 54 1.25%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 573 14.32%
2. Educational Services 527 13.17%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 438 10.94%
4. Finance and Insurance 350 8.75%
5. Social Assistance 210 5.25%
6. Public Administration 169 4.22%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 165 4.12%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 116 2.90%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 107 2.67%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 98 2.45%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 91 2.27%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 87 2.17%
13. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 84 2.10%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 80 2.00%
15. Construction 69 1.72%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 68 1.70%
17. Department and Other General Stores 67 1.67%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 57 1.42%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 57 1.42%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 56 1.40%

Ashland Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 369 8.58%
2. Computer Specialists 265 6.16%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 252 5.86%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 197 4.58%
5. Engineers 193 4.49%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 186 4.32%
7. Top Executives 138 3.21%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 132 3.07%
9. Carpenters 118 2.74%
10. Operations Managers Non Finance 107 2.49%
11. Other Production Occupations 103 2.39%
12. Business Operations Specialists 100 2.32%
13. Accountants and Auditors 94 2.18%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 93 2.16%
15. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 92 2.14%
16. Financial Managers 88 2.05%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 85 1.98%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 84 1.95%
19. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 81 1.88%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 71 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 269 6.72%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 194 4.85%
3. Other Management Occupations 182 4.55%
4. Registered Nurses 177 4.42%
5. Business Operations Specialists 176 4.40%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 175 4.37%
7. Computer Specialists 162 4.05%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 152 3.80%
9. Child Care Workers 145 3.62%
10. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 132 3.30%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 111 2.77%
12. Financial Managers 110 2.75%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 99 2.47%
14. Customer Service Representatives 96 2.40%
15. Accountants and Auditors 94 2.35%
16. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 93 2.32%
17. Personal Appearance Workers 89 2.22%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 85 2.12%
19. Top Executives 81 2.02%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 79 1.97%

Ashland Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,374 65.41%
15-35 hours 1,486 13.18%
1-14 hours 365 3.24%
No regular hours 2,048 18.17%

Ashland Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 103 1.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM 79 1.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 130 1.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 643 8.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,063 13.43%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,629 20.58%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,278 16.14%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,156 14.60%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 628 7.93%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 385 4.86%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 202 2.55%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 63 0.80%
Noon-3:59 PM 343 4.33%
4 PM-11:59 PM 214 2.70%

Ashland Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 153 1.93%
5-9 546 6.90%
10-14 896 11.32%
15-19 1,092 13.79%
20-24 902 11.39%
25-29 337 4.26%
30-34 828 10.46%
35-39 304 3.84%
40-44 402 5.08%
45-59 1,358 17.16%
60-89 836 10.56%
At least 90 262 3.31%

Ashland Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 7 0.09% 3,919 49.51%
30-44 17 0.21% 1,517 19.16%
45-59 56 0.71% 1,302 16.45%
At least 60 319 4.03% 779 9.84%

Ashland Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 491 5.96%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,957 84.39%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 43 0.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 399 4.84%
Color 6 Box Walked 26 0.32%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 328 3.98%

Ashland Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,729 (14,642 people)
Families (2000): 4,072 (12,421 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,181
People at same address in 1995: 8,240
Ashland Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 133 2.32%
$10,000-$14,999 166 2.90%
$15,000-$19,999 147 2.57%
$20,000-$24,999 278 4.85%
$25,000-$29,999 235 4.10%
$30,000-$34,999 237 4.14%
$35,000-$39,999 267 4.66%
$40,000-$44,999 216 3.77%
$45,000-$49,999 191 3.33%
$50,000-$59,999 483 8.43%
$60,000-$74,999 839 14.64%
$75,000-$99,999 987 17.23%
$100,000-$124,999 715 12.48%
$125,000-$149,999 293 5.11%
$150,000-$199,999 347 6.06%
$200,000 or more 195 3.40%

Ashland Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,296 22.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,596 27.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 340 5.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,029 17.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 38 0.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 975 17.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 19 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 315 5.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 79 1.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 29 0.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Ashland Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,127 31.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,884 17.51%
Public Assistance 65 0.39%
Retirement 751 4.56%
Self Employment 889 5.40%
Social Security 1,079 6.55%
Supplemental Security 101 0.61%
Wage / Salary 4,968 30.16%
Other 606 3.68%

Ashland Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,735 49.42%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,776 50.58%

Ashland Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 419 7.69%
Color 1 Box Married 3,668 67.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,279 23.48%
Color 3 Box Widowed 82 1.51%

Ashland Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 617 10.28%
Color 1 Box Married 3,655 60.90%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,333 22.21%
Color 3 Box Widowed 397 6.61%

Ashland Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Education Information Back to top
Ashland Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 149 1.36%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 542 4.94%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,581 23.52%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,069 18.85%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 824 7.51%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,845 25.92%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,965 17.90%

Ashland Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 168 1.14% 223 1.52% 391 2.66%
Kindergarten 220 1.50% 5 0.03% 225 1.53%
Grades 1-4 789 5.38% 71 0.48% 860 5.86%
Grades 5-8 665 4.53% 103 0.70% 768 5.23%
Grades 9-12 618 4.21% 41 0.28% 659 4.49%
Undergrad college 220 1.50% 186 1.27% 406 2.77%
Graduate or professional school 62 0.42% 162 1.10% 224 1.53%
Total 2,742 18.69% 791 5.39% 3,533 24.08%

Ashland Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 396
Ashland Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ashland Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,340 97.98%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 295 2.02%

Ashland Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Criminal Information Back to top
Ashland Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 1.846 0.148 0.000 0.000 1.994 0.222 1.477 4.135 0.148 5.981
2000 3.161 0.140 0.000 0.000 3.302 0.140 1.124 3.793 0.140 5.198
2001 1.356 0.203 0.000 0.203 1.763 0.203 2.170 5.155 0.271 7.800
2002 2.221 0.135 0.000 0.067 2.423 0.000 2.221 4.308 0.269 6.799
2003 0.584 0.260 0.065 0.065 0.974 0.065 1.688 2.597 0.195 4.479
2004 1.166 0.324 0.000 0.000 1.490 0.130 0.972 2.462 0.259 3.693
2005 0.840 0.452 0.000 0.065 1.356 0.129 1.098 3.100 0.258 4.456
2006 1.215 0.447 0.000 0.000 1.662 0.064 1.662 2.749 0.447 4.858
2007 1.012 0.316 0.000 0.316 1.644 0.126 1.580 3.161 0.569 5.310

Ashland Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 7 25
2005 5 26
2006 4 27
2007 4 27

Ashland Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 108
2000 121
2001 141
2002 137

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Ashland Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ashland Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,245 15.30%
10-19 Years 1,663 11.33%
20-29 Years 1,383 9.42%
30-39 Years 2,857 19.47%
40-49 Years 2,774 18.90%
50-59 Years 1,825 12.44%
60-69 Years 959 6.54%
70-79 Years 698 4.76%
80-89 Years 245 1.67%
90+ Years 25 0.17%

Ashland Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,100 48.38%
Color 1 Box Female 7,574 51.62%

Ashland Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,226 90.13%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 428 2.92%
Color 2 Box Asian 363 2.47%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 265 1.81%
Color 1 Box African-American 250 1.70%
Color 6 Box Other Race 130 0.89%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 11 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Ashland Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 3,626 22.05%
2. Italian 2,979 18.11%
3. English 2,293 13.94%
4. German 945 5.75%
5. French Non-Basque 827 5.03%
6. United States Or American 792 4.82%
7. Russian 601 3.65%
8. Polish 548 3.33%
9. French Canadian 469 2.85%
10. Scottish 416 2.53%

Ashland Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,971 88.78%
2. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 292 2.17%
3. Russian 281 2.08%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 252 1.87%
5. Chinese 167 1.24%
6. Italian 143 1.06%
7. Greek 124 0.92%
8. French 73 0.54%
9. Persian 28 0.21%
10. Gujarathi 28 0.21%

Ashland Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,241 90.23%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 669 4.56%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 764 5.21%

Ashland Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Ashland Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ashland Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
01721