Language Spoken At Home in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,062 | 100% |
English only | 14,525 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 537 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 74 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 166 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 155 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 54 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 162 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,113 | 100% |
American | 1,021 | 6.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 268 | 1.7% |
Danish | 112 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 220 | 1.4% |
English | 937 | 5.8% |
French (except Basque) | 410 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 327 | 2.0% |
German | 5,162 | 32.0% |
Greek | 21 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 55 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,746 | 10.8% |
Italian | 464 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 17 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,131 | 7.0% |
Polish | 1,246 | 7.7% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 164 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 71 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 158 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 123 | 0.8% |
Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,249 | 7.8% |
Swiss | 130 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 47 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 97 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 43 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,804 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,136 | 60.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,698 | 25.0% |
Married-couple family | 3,053 | 44.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 999 | 14.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 328 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 247 | 3.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 755 | 11.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 452 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 2,668 | 39.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,238 | 32.9% |
65 years and over | 930 | 13.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,881 | 27.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,904 | 28.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,411 | 100% |
Householder | 6,804 | 44.2% |
Spouse | 3,069 | 19.9% |
Child | 4,182 | 27.1% |
Other relatives | 407 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 949 | 6.2% |
Unmarried partner | 518 | 3.4% |
Marital Status in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,504 | 100% |
Never married | 2,275 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,233 | 49.7% |
Separated | 64 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 216 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 716 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,549 | 100% |
Never married | 1,611 | 24.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,076 | 47.0% |
Separated | 130 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 812 | 12.4% |
Divorced | 920 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 250 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 118 | 47.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 161 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 243 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 94 | 38.7% |
Less than 1 year | 15 | 6.2% |
1 or 2 years | 66 | 27.2% |
3 or 4 years | 4 | 1.6% |
5 or more years | 9 | 3.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 94 | 100% |
Who are female | 74 | 78.7% |
Who are married | 51 | 54.3% |
School Enrollment in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,924 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 186 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 176 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,586 | 40.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 836 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,140 | 29.1% |
Educational Attainment in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,829 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 287 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 695 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,754 | 34.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,335 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,252 | 11.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,758 | 16.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 748 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.1% |
Veteran Status in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 12,395 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,527 | 12.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,839 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,393 | 15.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,692 | 100% |
With a disability | 174 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 9,700 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,243 | 12.8% |
65 years and over | 2,447 | 100% |
With a disability | 976 | 39.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 15,875 | 100% |
Same house | 14,015 | 88.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,849 | 11.6% |
Same county | 1,074 | 6.8% |
Different county | 775 | 4.9% |
Same state | 448 | 2.8% |
Different state | 327 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 11 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,113 | 100% |
Native | 15,895 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 15,804 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 11,413 | 70.8% |
Different state | 4,391 | 27.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 91 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 218 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 218 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 130 | 59.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 88 | 40.4% |
Year of Entry in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 309 | 100% |
Native | 91 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 90 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 218 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 217 | 99.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ashland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 218 | 100% |
Europe | 57 | 26.1% |
Asia | 57 | 26.1% |
Africa | 14 | 6.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 56 | 25.7% |
Northern America | 34 | 15.6% |