Ashland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 21,066 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Ashland is the 17th largest community in Kentucky.Ashland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ashland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland who work in office and administrative support (15.39%), sales jobs (13.42%), and healthcare (10.92%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Ashland are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.81% of adults in Ashland having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ashland in 2022 was $32,025, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,100 for a family of four. However, Ashland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Ashland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
