Ashland town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,482 ( 213 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.2 square miles
Population density: 104.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,398	94.33%	14.0%
Black:	10	0.67%	0.0%
Indian:	4	0.27%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	32	2.16%	18.5%
Hispanic:	38	2.56%	58.3%

Total non-White:	84	5.67%	20.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-227	-16.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	14	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,695
1,625	95.87%
10	0.59%
4	0.24%
5	0.29%
27	1.59%
24	1.42%
70	4.13%

2000
1,951
1,910	97.90%
9	0.46%
7	0.36%
0	0.00%
6	0.31%
19	0.97%
41	2.10%

1990
1,966
1,940	98.68%
8	0.41%
4	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.71%
26	1.32%

1980
1,967
1,944	98.83%
4	0.20%
8	0.41%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.56%
23	1.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-285	-14.6
29	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-30	-1.5
15	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-4	-0.2
3	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Ashland town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.6
303	20.4%
1,179	79.6%
282	19.0%

571
2.57

338	59.2%
217	64.2%
26	7.7%
233	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
358	21.1%
1,337	78.9%
301	17.8%

704
2.38

459	65.2%
337	73.4%
42	9.2%
245	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
483	24.8%
1,468	75.2%
341	17.5%

792
2.45

528	66.7%
429	81.2%
25	4.7%
264	33.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.5
498	25.3%
1,468	74.7%
275	14.0%

760
2.59

554	72.9%
466	84.1%
32	5.8%
206	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
555	28.2%
1,412	71.8%
242	12.3%

728
2.70

566	77.7%
505	89.2%
29	5.1%
162	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Ashland town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	10	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	48	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	39	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	36	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	8	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	31	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	95	16.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	72	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	29	5.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	2.5%
$200,000 or more	21	3.7%

Median Household Income	57,083
Per Capita Income	28,642

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	68	11.9%
Public Assistance	24	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	146	25.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	614	69.5%
Unemployed	27	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	641	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	242	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	258	162	61.4%
Non-Profit	19	49	27.9%
Self-Employed	19	34	35.8%

Local Government	17	58	22.7%
State Government	28	2	93.3%
Federal Government	0	5	0.0%

Total Private + Self	277	196	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	64	114	36.0%
Total	341	310	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	8.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	134	20.5%
Professional, Technical	137	20.9%
Service Occupations	105	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.6%
All others	223	34.0%

White Collar		49.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	112	17.1%
Health care and social assistance	107	16.3%
Retail trade	86	13.1%
Construction	79	12.1%
Educational services	69	10.5%
Public administration	48	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	32	4.9%
Finance and insurance	30	4.6%
Other services	28	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	21	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	35	2.36%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	1	0.07%
Ecuadorian	2	0.13%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,369	97.6%
Spanish	30	2.1%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	214	14.4%
German	200	13.5%
English	124	8.4%
Scottish	121	8.2%
Polish	96	6.5%
American	86	5.8%
Dutch	48	3.2%
French	37	2.5%
Italian	37	2.5%
Swedish	37	2.5%
Scandinavian	17	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	16	1.1%
Russian	12	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	10	0.7%
British	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,482	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,475	99.5%
Foreign-born	7	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
62	6.1%	51	5.0%	576	56.6%	236	23.2%	62	6.1%	30	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	62	6.1%
9-12 Years	51	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	576	56.6%
Some College	236	23.2%
Bach. Degree	62	6.1%
Grad Degree	30	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +51	R +17	D + 4.2%
D +34
2020 vs. 2012	R +165	R +199	R + 24.3%
D -34
2020 vs. 2008	R +94	R +191	R + 28.1%
D -97

2016 vs. 2008	R +43	R +174	R + 32.3%
D -131
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	510	73.9%	Joe Biden (D)	172	24.9%	8	1.2%	690	36	27	0.01%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	459	73.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	138	22.2%	25	4.0%	622	37	28	0.01%
2012	43%	Mitt Romney (R)	345	61.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	206	36.9%	7	1.3%	558	27	15	0.01%
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	416	60.5%	Barack Obama (D)	269	39.1%	3	0.4%	688	24	15	0.01%
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	450	63.7%	John Kerry (D)	240	34.0%	16	2.3%	706	24	13	0.01%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	393	56.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	280	40.2%	24	3.4%	697	21	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ashland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

172

24.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

510

73.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

690

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Ashland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

138

22.2%

Donald Trump (R)

459

73.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

622

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Ashland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

206

36.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

345

61.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

558

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Ashland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

269

39.1%

John McCain (R)

416

60.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

688

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Ashland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

450

63.7%

John Kerry (D)

240

34.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

706

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Ashland town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

393

56.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

280

40.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

697

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ashland town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	43%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	347	66.3%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	176	33.7%	0	0.0%	523	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	44%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	411	77.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	104	19.5%	18 [+]	3.4%	533	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 10 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.9%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 3 (0.6%);
2016	S3	48%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	313	52.3%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	283	47.3%	2 [+]	0.3%	598	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 1 (0.2%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	31%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	314	79.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	81	20.4%	2 [+]	0.5%	397	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 2 (0.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	633
Median Value	$90,000

Occupied	571	90.2%
Vacant	62	9.8%

Owned	460	80.6%
Rented	111	19.4%
Median Rent	$1,050

Single-Family Units	359	56.7%
Detached	356	56.2%
Attached	3	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.6%
Mobile Homes	248	39.2%

Ashland town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ashland town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Ashland town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ashland town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ashland town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ashland town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ashland town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ashland town, NY