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Ashland, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashland, KY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 40,470. 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-KY · Ashland, KY 2 ZIPs · 40,470 pop · #17477/25278 · Boyd County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,884
  • RANK-LOWER #17477/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Catlettsburg
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 40,470
  • SPREAD-MOD 41101→41102
  • HOME-LOW $137,700

Nearest income peer: Catlettsburg, KY (+ $1 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, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
40,470
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,884
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,884 and poverty 17.5% concentrate in 41102.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashland as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Lovely is the closest lower-income city and Catlettsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashland.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Ashland differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Ashland: $53,889 in ZIP 41101 to $67,879 in 41102. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

41101 to 41102

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

41101 to 41102

Poverty-rate spread
8 points

41102 to 41101

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 41102 skews compact Ashland

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 41102 covers about 54% of Ashland's 40,470 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Ashland

Citywide ZBP: 1,034 establishments, 18,483 employees , annual payroll $912,014k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41101 (697 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (190) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ashland, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Boyd County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Ashland. See the Boyd County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing Boyd County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ashland, Rush among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Rush marks the far end of that range at $84,338, 39% above Ashland.

Side-by-side: Compare 41102 vs 41101 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41102 21,712 $67,879 337 164
41101 18,758 $53,889 697 751
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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, .