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Ashland Independent School District Overview

Ashland Community and Technical College located in Ashland Independent School District area. A total of 8,526 households are located in Ashland Independent School District area. Among them, 2,644 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,261 and 4,826 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.82% (173) of residents are non-citizens and 2.19% (459) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Ashland Independent School District, Kentucky
Household	8,526
Population	20,984
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,644 (31.01%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,261
Total Students	4,826
Pre-Kindergarten	335
Kindergarten	356
Grade 1-8	1,894
Grade 9-12	1,124
College/Graduate School	1,117
Veterans	16,333
Non-citizen	173
Non-English Home Language	459
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

16,865 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,897 people are in labor force. Among them, 8,897 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 8,194 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ashland Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,951	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,498	81.73%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	904	11.37%
Public transportation	24	0.30%
Walked	285	3.58%
Other method	86	1.08%
Worked from home	154	1.94%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,194	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,512	42.86%
Service	1,391	16.98%
Sales and office	1,693	20.66%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	398	4.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,200	14.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,194	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	16	0.20%
Construction	266	3.25%
Manufacturing	680	8.30%
Wholesale trade	196	2.39%
Retail trade	910	11.11%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	451	5.50%
Information	284	3.47%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	367	4.48%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	612	7.47%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,526	30.83%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,243	15.17%
Other services, except public administration	329	4.02%
Public administration	314	3.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,194	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,581	80.31%
Government workers	1,147	14.00%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	463	5.65%
Unpaid family workers	3	0.04%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,836 for the 8,526 households in Ashland Independent School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $27,497. 19,592 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.98%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,526	-
Less than $10,000	1,279	15.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	616	7.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	830	9.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	982	11.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,103	12.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,360	15.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	983	11.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	892	10.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	252	2.96%
More than $200,000	229	2.69%
Median Household Income	$41,489	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,836	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,339	-
Less than $10,000	491	9.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	191	3.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	444	8.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	587	10.99%
$35,000 - $49,999	741	13.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	868	16.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	782	14.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	800	14.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	245	4.59%
More than $200,000	190	3.56%

Median Family Income	$54,381	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,450	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,497	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,111	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,111	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,072	-
With health insurance coverage	19,592	92.98%
Public coverage	10,848	51.48%
Private health insurance	11,914	56.54%
Without health insurance coverage	1,480	7.02%

Housing

There are 10,309 housing units in Ashland Independent School District area, Kentucky with 8,526 units (82.70%) occupied. 5,273 houses (61.85%) are occupied by owner and 3,253 houses (38.15%) are rented. The average housing value is $107,500 and the average rental cost is $686. 37 houses (0.36%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,957 houses (28.68%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,309	-
Occupied	8,526	82.70%
Owner Occupied	5,273	61.85%
Renter Occupied	3,253	38.15%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,656	74.27%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	163	1.58%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,122	20.58%
Mobile Homes	368	3.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,309	-
Built 2014 or later	37	0.36%
Built 2010 - 2013	15	0.15%
Built 2000 - 2009	315	3.06%
Built 1990 - 1999	500	4.85%
Built 1980 - 1989	906	8.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,592	15.44%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,853	17.97%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,134	20.70%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,957	28.68%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,309	-
1 room	94	0.91%
2 rooms	223	2.16%
3 rooms	660	6.40%
4 rooms	1,379	13.38%
5 rooms	2,131	20.67%
6 rooms	1,962	19.03%
7 rooms	1,504	14.59%
8 rooms	945	9.17%
9 rooms or more	1,411	13.69%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,309	-
no bedroom	130	1.26%
1 bedroom	914	8.87%
2 bedrooms	2,873	27.87%
3 bedrooms	4,491	43.56%
4 bedrooms	1,493	14.48%
5 bedrooms or more	408	3.96%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,273	-
Less than $50,000	652	12.36%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,781	33.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,166	22.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	893	16.94%
$200,000 - $299,999	466	8.84%
$300,000 - $499,999	237	4.49%
$500,000 - $999,999	45	0.85%
$1,000,000 or more	33	0.63%
Median House Value	$107,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,055	-
Less than $500	971	31.78%
$500 - $999	1,645	53.85%
$1,000 - $1,499	424	13.88%
$1,500 - $1,999	2	0.07%
$2,000 - $2,499	8	0.26%
$2,500 - $2,999	5	0.16%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$686	-

Demographic

A total of 21,253 people lives in Ashland Independent School District area, Kentucky with 10,086 male and 11,167 female. The males to female ratio is 47.46 to 52.54. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	21,253	-
Male	10,086	47.46%
Female	11,167	52.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,253	-
Under 5 years	1,587	7.47%
5 - 9 years	1,291	6.07%
10 - 14 years	1,223	5.75%
15 - 19 years	1,322	6.22%
20 - 24 years	1,179	5.55%
25 - 34 years	2,653	12.48%
35 - 44 years	2,751	12.94%
45 - 54 years	2,424	11.41%
55 - 59 years	1,311	6.17%
60 - 64 years	1,566	7.37%
65 - 74 years	2,231	10.50%
75 - 84 years	1,073	5.05%
85 years and older	642	3.02%
Median Age	39.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,253	-
One Race	20,519	96.55%
White	19,646	92.44%
Black or African American	446	2.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.09%
Asian	109	0.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	298	1.40%

Two or more races	734	3.45%
White and Black or African American	357	1.68%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	174	0.82%
White and Asian	176	0.83%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%