Ashland, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashland, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,103. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ASHLAND-AL · Ashland, AL 1 ZIPs · 5,103 pop · #21623/25278 · Clay County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,466
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21623/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lineville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,103
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,500

Nearest income peer: Lineville, AL ( $1,542 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ashland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ashland, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,103
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,466
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,466 average) · poverty 23.0%. The primary code (36251) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashland as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Letohatchee is the closest lower-income city and Fort Davis the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashland.

Population concentration

Ashland reads through its lone ZIP, 36251

5,103 ACS residents, one ZIP: 36251 is not the leading code inside Ashland, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ashland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 1,377 employees , annual payroll $49,679k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36251 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ashland, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ashland. See the Clay County roll-up →

Ashland sits in the lower half of Clay County on income: Delta and Cragford report more, and only Lineville reports less. Cragford marks the far end of that range at $84,792, 68% above Ashland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36251 5,103 $50,466 87 14

Ashland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ashland, .