Ashland City is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,689 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ashland City is the 113th largest community in Tennessee. Ashland City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Ashland City, where the median household income is $79,231.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ashland City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ashland City is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland City who work in sales jobs (11.33%), healthcare suport services (10.23%), and office and administrative support (9.12%). Also of interest is that Ashland City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.19% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Ashland City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ashland City, the average commute to work is 31.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Ashland City is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Ashland City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.16% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ashland City in 2022 was $49,085, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,340 for a family of four. However, Ashland City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ashland City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ashland City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland City include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ashland City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
