Overview
194
Total Population
55.7
Median age
56.19%
Female population %
78:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
65.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ashland's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ashland is 55.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ashland's population under 18 was 18.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ashland's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ashland, 17.01% were under the age of 15, 9.28% aged 15 to 29, 51.03% aged 30 to 64, 19.07% aged 65 to 84, and 3.61% were 85 years of age and older.
Read more about Ashland, LA population by age ➔
Gender
There are 24 more females than males in Ashland:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.19% females and 43.81% males in Ashland, LA.
- The Ashland, LA gender ratio is 78:100 i.e. 78 men to 100 women (0.780).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 23.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 37.
Read more about Ashland, LA population by gender ➔
Race / Ethnicity
Ashland's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ashland population: 63.92% are White, 8.25% are Black or African American, 15.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 12.37% are multiracial.
- Ashland's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 194 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ashland is White with a population of 124 (63.92% of the total population).
Read more about Ashland, LA population by race ➔
Year by year
Ashland's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 290 in the year 2006
- From 2000 to 2010, Ashland's population decreased by 18 (6.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ashland's population decreased by 76 (28.36%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ashland's population was lowest in year 2022 at 191.
Read more about Ashland, LA population by year ➔
References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)