2020 census As of the
2020 census, Ashland had a population of 19,225. The median age was 40.5 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.0 males age 18 and over. There were 8,140 households in Ashland, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.1% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, the city had 20,362 people, 8,063 households, and 4,813 families. The
population density was . There were 8,914 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 95.8%
White, 1.4%
African American, 0.1%
Native American, 1.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 0.3% from
other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population. There were 8,063 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were
married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.3% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91. The city's median age was 36.1 years. 21% of the city's population was under age 18; 15.7% was from age 18 to 24; 22.5% was from age 25 to 44; 23.1% was from age 45 to 64; and 17.7% was age 65 or older. The city's gender makeup was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, the city had 21,249 people, 8,327 households, and 5,262 families. The population density was . There were 8,870 housing units at an average density of . The city's racial makeup was 96.35%
White, 1.19%
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 1.05%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.32% from
other races, and 0.91% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.85% of the population. There were 8,327 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were
married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.92. 22.6% of the city's population was under age 18, 15.4% was from age 18 to 24, 25.1% was from age 25 to 44, 20.3% was from age 45 to 64, and 16.6% was age 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males. The city's median household income was $34,250, and the median family income was $42,755. Males had a median income of $33,634 versus $21,781 for females. The city's
per capita income was $16,760. About 7.9% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Parks and attractions==