Ashville is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,402 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ashville is the 195th largest community in Alabama.When you are in Ashville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.19% of Ashville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ashville is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashville who work in office and administrative support (13.06%), management occupations (7.62%), and healthcare (6.49%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ashville is worth considering. One downside of living in Ashville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.64 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Ashville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in Ashville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.45% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Ashville in 2022 was $29,820, 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 $119,280 for a family of four. However, Ashville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ashville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ashville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashville include English, German, Irish, European, and African. The most common language spoken in Ashville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
