Ashland City is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,586 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ashland City is the 113th largest community in Tennessee. Ashland City has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Ashland City, where the median household income is $73,921.00. Ashland City real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Ashland City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Ashland City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ashland City is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashland City who work in sales jobs (15.29%), healthcare suport services (10.68%), and office and administrative support (7.96%). A relatively large number of people in Ashland City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.54% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ashland City has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ashland City a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Ashland City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Ashland City overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ashland City, 22.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ashland City in 2022 was $42,340, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,360 for a family of four. However, Ashland City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ashland City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ashland City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashland City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashland City include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Ashland City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
