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Ashland, AL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ashland is $18,006, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ashland median household income is $26,989, which has grown by 15.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ashland residents spend 26.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #358

Ashland, AL	18,006 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashland, AL	23,668 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashland, AL	26,214 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashland, AL	20,000 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #471

Ashland, AL	26,989 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ashland, AL	40,398 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #317

Ashland, AL	15.00%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ashland, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.21%	$2,803, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.86%	$14,265, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.63%	$2,906, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.58%	$25,315, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ashland, AL	43,167 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ashland, AL	54,050 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ashland, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$31,023, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$12,470, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$24,494, see rank	$34,763	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ashland, AL	Alabama	U.S.
25 to 44	$37,989, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$29,688, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$20,000, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ashland, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,050, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	937, 45.71%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	558, 59.55%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.32%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	555, 59.23%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	536, 96.58%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 3.42%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	379, 40.45%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	1,113, 54.29%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	494, 44.38%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	494, 44.38%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	464, 93.93%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 6.07%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	619, 55.62%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ashland, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	983, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	898, 91.35%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	27, 2.75%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.61%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	37, 3.76%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 1.53%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ashland, AL	26.5 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ashland, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,000	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	536, 53.60%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98, 18.28%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32, 5.97%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	90, 16.79%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35, 6.53%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	259, 48.32%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	464, 46.40%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	105, 22.63%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	115, 24.78%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	171, 36.85%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	73, 15.73%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ashland, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,000, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 1.00%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	58, 5.80%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	325, 32.50%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35, 3.50%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	78, 7.80%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	60, 6.00%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	43, 4.30%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	40, 4.00%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49, 4.90%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	183, 18.30%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41, 4.10%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	56, 5.60%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22, 2.20%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ashland, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	554	23.74%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	100	15.72%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.