Ashland County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 49,081 93.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 935 1.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 511 1.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 236 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,268 2.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 34 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 13 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 178 0.3%

• Under 18 11,760 22.5%
• 18–24 4,469 8.6%
• 25–44 12,038 23.0%
• 45–64 13,402 25.6%
• 65 and over 10,587 20.3%

Median household income

$73,005

90% interval $67,863–$78,147

+$746 vs OH · 31st of 88

Below poverty line

11.6%

90% interval 9.1%–14.1%

−1.0 pp vs OH · 48th of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.9%

−0.2 pp vs. state

County GDP

$2.4B

0.26% of state

Avg. annual pay

$50,369

Establishments

1,220

• Education & health services 4,819 25.9%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,631 19.5%
• Manufacturing 3,096 16.6%
• Professional & business services 2,102 11.3%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,851 9.9%
• Construction 893 4.8%
• Public administration 802 4.3%
• Other services 547 2.9%
• Financial activities 390 2.1%
• Natural resources & mining 257 1.4%
• Information 238 1.3%

Home ownership

77.9%

+10.7 pp vs OH · 23rd of 88

Median gross rent

$888

−$146 vs OH · 38th of 88

Owner-occupied

16,131

Renter-occupied

4,589

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $88,712/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,218/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 19,863 74.5%
• Democratic 6,544 24.5%
• Other / third-party 255 1.0%

• German or other West Germanic 1,606 3.2%
• Spanish 553 1.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 296 0.6%
• Arabic 27 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 26 0.1%
• Tagalog 17 0.0%
• Chinese 6 0.0%

Households

20,720

Family households

13,550

65.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

3,578

26.4% of families

Single-mother families

784

5.8% of families

Veterans

2,710

6.7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 15,748 30.0%
• Mainline Protestant 5,297 10.1%
• Catholic 1,570 3.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 727 1.4%

Health insured

92.9%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

7.1%

±1.2 pp

28th of 88

With a disability

14.4%

±1.2 pp

57th of 88

Bachelor's or higher

22.6%

±1.7 pp

−8.9 pp vs OH · 32nd of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.1%

90% interval 8.1%–10.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Ashland County Court of Common Pleas

Judges

2 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)

Court seats

Ashland

Traffic fatalities

7

17.29 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

7