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 $69,974.00.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.71% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Ashland City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ashland City, the average commute to work is 30.63 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Ashland City are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.29% of adults in Ashland City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ashland City in 2022 was $38,625, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,500 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 Other Arab.

The most common language spoken in Ashland City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.