The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ashland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ashland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The percentage of adults in Ashland who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.82% of the adults in Ashland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ashland in 2022 was $27,891, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,564 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ashland is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ashland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland include Irish, English, African, Scots-Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
