Demographics of Ashtabula city, Ohio

Ashtabula city, Ohio had 17,474 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −482 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ashtabula city, in four figures

17,474
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,856 ±39.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −482 people.; 41.2 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,120 ±$3,222
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 place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ashtabula city, Ohio's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ashtabula city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Ashtabula city, Ohio's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ashtabula city, 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	17,956	100.0	100.0
2021	17,856	99.4	100.2
2022	17,703	98.6	100.7
2023	17,619	98.1	101.6
2024	17,527	97.6	102.5
2025	17,474	97.3	103.1

Population of Ashtabula city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,956	—
2021	17,856	−100
2022	17,703	−153
2023	17,619	−84
2024	17,527	−92
2025	17,474	−53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±1.9: for men 39.1 ±2.4 and for women 43.2 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ashtabula city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,154 ±215	6.5% ±1.2	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,603 ±347	14.6% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,542 ±309	8.6% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,775 ±507	26.7% ±2.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,382 ±479	24.5% ±2.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,400 ±394	19.0% ±2.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,120 ±$3,222, and income per person $26,026 ±$2,005, 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 Ashtabula city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,283 ±350	28.9% ±4.2	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,253 ±386	28.6% ±4.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,355 ±277	17.2% ±3.4	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	827 ±211	10.5% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	761 ±209	9.6% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	201 ±77	2.5% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	95 to 327	1.2% to 4.1%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Ashtabula city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	5,222 ±737	29.8% ±4.2	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,503 ±337	40.3% ±7.2	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,846 ±462	30.3% ±4.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	873 ±206	19.7% ±4.1	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ashtabula city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ashtabula city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	9,014 ±383	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±0.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±2.8	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.1% ±3.3	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.9% ±3.7	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$105,900 ±$5,500	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$793 ±$45	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1949 ±4	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 Ashtabula city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,498 ±385	14.0% ±2.2	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,511 ±484	70.1% ±2.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,525 ±428	8.5% ±2.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 220	0% to 1.2%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 359	< 0.1% to 2.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,045 ±301	5.9% ±1.7	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 Ashtabula city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	13,176 ±486	73.8% ±2.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,439 ±433	19.3% ±2.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	445 ±197	2.5% ±1.1	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	796 ±360	4.5% ±2.0	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	109 to 369	0.6% to 2.1%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	239 to 875	1.3% to 4.9%	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%.

Ashtabula city among the places of Ohio

104th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Ashtabula city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Niles city	18,287 ±473
Brook Park city	18,284 ±22
Pataskala city	18,223 ±42
Berea city	18,218 ±36
Steubenville city	18,124 ±25
Ashtabula city	17,856 ±39
Tiffin city	17,818 ±31
Portsmouth city	17,728 ±48
North Canton city	17,727 ±29
Streetsboro city	17,661 ±38
Aurora city	17,581 ±23

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026