Ashland County, Ohio

Ashland County has a population of 52,256 and has grown 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $186,800, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $69,860.

Home price
$186,800
Income
$69,860
Population
52,256
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$186,800county
Median gross rent$888county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198062.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$936county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$779county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,280county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$69,860county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate13.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.5%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$46,803county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.99%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport380232county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths24.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.4%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment6921county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Free lunch eligible49.9%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools5county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population52,256county
Land area in square miles423county
People per square mile of land124.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store18.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages5.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents257county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,323county
Households that moved away1,309county
Average income of arriving households$49,423county
Average income of departing households$49,845county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year66county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing135 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days186 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh16.9¢county
Household electricity use1,007 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.7%county
Homes heated by propane12.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.8%county
Homes heated by wood7.1%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk60.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk50.0county
Hail risk80.5county
Earthquake risk43.9county
Tornado risk57.3county
Tropical cyclone risk43.8county
Extreme heat risk49.4county
Winter weather risk78.0county
Strong wind risk66.8county
Wildfire risk30.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ashland County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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