Demographics of Ashland town, Massachusetts

Ashland town, Massachusetts had 19,177 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +355 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ashland town, in four figures

19,177
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,873 ±26.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +355 people.; 42.1 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $127,539 ±$10,749
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ashland town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ashland town, Massachusetts'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ashland town, Massachusetts's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ashland town, Massachusetts'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	18,822	100.0	100.0
2021	18,619	98.9	100.2
2022	18,660	99.1	100.7
2023	18,748	99.6	101.6
2024	19,239	102.2	102.5
2025	19,177	101.9	103.1

Population of Ashland town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,822	—
2021	18,619	−203
2022	18,660	+41
2023	18,748	+88
2024	19,239	+491
2025	19,177	−62

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±1.4: for men 40.9 ±1.5 and for women 43.5 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ashland town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	917 ±205	4.9% ±1.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,559 ±370	13.6% ±2.0	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,246 ±271	6.6% ±1.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,604 ±647	29.7% ±3.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,105 ±509	27.0% ±2.7	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,442 ±408	18.2% ±2.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $127,539 ±$10,749, and income per person $70,893 ±$4,944, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ashland town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	396 ±173	5.2% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	689 ±199	9.0% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	841 ±246	11.0% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	750 ±206	9.8% ±2.7	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,672 ±374	21.9% ±4.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	711 ±160	9.3% ±2.1	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,584 ±309	33.8% ±3.8	22.3% ±0.2	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	654 ±281	3.5% ±1.5	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	13 to 109	0.4% to 3.2%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	103 to 593	1.0% to 5.5%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	245 ±118	5.4% ±2.5	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ashland town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ashland town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	8,094 ±441	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±6.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 8.6%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.3% ±4.6	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.7% ±4.3	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$611,700 ±$18,288	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,452 ±$298	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	1964 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,651 ±504	8.7% ±2.7	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,830 ±888	62.7% ±4.7	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	255 to 1,605	1.4% to 8.5%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,952 ±616	15.6% ±3.3	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	232 to 860	1.2% to 4.6%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	947 ±406	5.0% ±2.2	5.1% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	9,966 ±675	52.8% ±3.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,754 ±512	19.9% ±2.7	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	654 ±322	3.5% ±1.7	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,499 ±632	23.8% ±3.3	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,863 ±356	9.9% ±1.9	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,636 ±591	14.0% ±3.1	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ashland town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

105th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Ashland town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grafton town	19,902 ±65
Scituate town	19,365 ±25
Hopkinton town	19,358 ±35
Sudbury town	19,306 ±24
Norton town	19,240 ±23
Ashland town	18,873 ±26
Winthrop Town city	18,759 ±48
Newburyport city	18,652 ±47
Foxborough town	18,615 ±41
Sharon town	18,574 ±27
Pembroke town	18,382 ±25

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026