Ashland, Massachusetts Population

Overview

18,646

Total Population

41.1

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

51.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,537

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ashland town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ashland town is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashland town's population under 18 was 19.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashland town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashland town, 16.63% were under the age of 15, 14.56% aged 15 to 29, 51.49% aged 30 to 64, 14.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 592 more females than males in Ashland town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Ashland, Massachusetts.
The Ashland, Massachusetts gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 1,044.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 779.

Ashland town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashland town population: 75.81% are White, 4.81% are Black or African American, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 12.02% are Asian, 3.15% are some other race and 3.78% are multiracial.
Ashland town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,537 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,109 (91.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashland town is White with a population of 14,135 (75.81% of the total population).

Ashland town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,815 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Ashland town's population increased by 1,871 (12.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashland town's population increased by 2,146 (12.87%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,798.