Ashland, Alabama - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,943
Male Share of the Population	46.1%
Female Share of the Population	53.9%
Senior Citizens	20.7%
Employed Population 16+	692
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	36.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.7%
Median Earnings25+	$26,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$16,336
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$0

Wealth

Median Family Income	$39,867
% Above Poverty Level	66.2%
% Below Poverty Level	33.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	14 minutes
% Working from Home	0.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	43.8%
Median Gross Rent	$394
Median House Value	$97,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	19.6%
English	7.2%
Irish	2.7%
Scottish	2.3%
German	1.5%
African	0.5%
French Except Basque	0.5%
Italian	0.4%
Welsh	0.2%
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Ashland Almanac

Category	Value
County	Clay County
Standard Zip Codes	36251
Phone Area Codes	256
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.27
Approximate Longitude	-85.83

Ashland Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ASHLAND 3 SE
Distance	3 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 52 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	69 to 88 F
Oct Temp	52 to 73 F
Annual Precip	59.4 inches

Station	TALLADEGA
Distance	19.8 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 54 F
Apr Temp	45 to 75 F
Jul Temp	66 to 91 F
Oct Temp	45 to 76 F
Annual Precip	56.4 inches

Station	HEFLIN
Distance	29.4 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 73 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	56.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Daviston	186	$51,563
Goodwater	1,311	$38,491
Lineville	2,471	$53,026
Talladega	15,609	$34,123
Wadley	809	$27,115
Wedowee	772	$33,542

Ashland Public Libraries

Ashland City Public Library
11 2ND AVENUE NORTH
Ashland, Alabama
(256) 354-3427

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Ashland Hospitals

Clay County Hospital
(Government - Local)
83825 Highway 9
(256) 354-2131

Ashland Public Schools

Ashland Elem Sch
223 3rd Street Sw
ZIP: 36251
Primary
Total Enrollment 559

Clay Co High Sch
220 3rd St Sw
ZIP: 36251

Ashland Private Schools

Clark County Christian Academy
37993 Highway 77
ZIP: 36251
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 130

First Assembly Christian School
85621 Highway 9
ZIP: 36251
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 124

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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