Demographics of Ashland County, Ohio

Ashland County, Ohio had 52,523 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +38 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ashland County, in four figures

52,523
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +38 people.; 41.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,860 ±$4,887
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Ashland County, Ohio's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ashland County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Ashland County, Ohio's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ashland County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	52,485	100.0	100.0
2021	52,169	99.4	100.2
2022	51,927	98.9	100.7
2023	52,125	99.3	101.6
2024	52,435	99.9	102.5
2025	52,523	100.1	103.1

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Population of Ashland County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	52,485	+39	+4	0	+19
2021	52,169	−316	−149	+14	−205
2022	51,927	−242	−200	+21	−26
2023	52,125	+198	−71	+9	+272
2024	52,435	+310	−14	+37	+297
2025	52,523	+88	−15	+24	+75

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±0.6: for men 40.0 ±0.6 and for women 42.9 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ashland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,815 ±44	5.4% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,945 ±456	17.1% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,469 ±337	8.6% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,038 ±480	23.0% ±0.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,402 ±523	25.6% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,587 ±580	20.3% ±1.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,860 ±$4,887, and income per person $33,219 ±$1,433, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ashland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,967 ±379	14.3% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,250 ±462	20.5% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,919 ±424	18.9% ±2.0	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,553 ±351	17.1% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,178 ±468	20.2% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	984 ±212	4.7% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	869 ±182	4.2% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ashland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	6,758 ±1,349	13.3% ±2.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,371 ±563	20.5% ±4.6	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,902 ±470	11.5% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,485 ±348	10.5% ±2.4	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ashland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ashland County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	22,568 ±61	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±1.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.9% ±1.6	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.1% ±1.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$186,800 ±$6,477	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$888 ±$37	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ashland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	935 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	49,081 ±264	93.9% ±0.5	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	511 ±141	1.0% ±0.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	236 ±64	0.5% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 60	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 349	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,268 ±242	2.4% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ashland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	44,960 ±589	86.0% ±1.1	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,501 ±572	12.4% ±1.1	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	83 to 273	0.2% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	617 ±200	1.2% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	307 ±148	0.6% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	310 ±147	0.6% ±0.3	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ashland County among the counties of Ohio

48th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Ashland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sandusky County	58,655	−0.4%
Washington County	58,389	−2.1%
Huron County	58,250	−0.4%
Lawrence County	55,710	−4.2%
Seneca County	54,522	−1.0%
Ashland County	52,523	+0.1%
Darke County	51,520	−0.7%
Shelby County	48,065	−0.2%
Madison County	46,985	+7.1%
Logan County	46,302	+0.4%
Auglaize County	45,909	−1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026