Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ashville is worth considering.
In Ashville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.26 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Ashville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Ashville, just 9.12% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ashville in 2022 was $25,152, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,608 for a family of four. However, Ashville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ashville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ashville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashville include English, Irish, German, European, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Ashville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
