Ashland, VA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5103368, place: Ashland town, Virginia)

Total Population: 6,619
Male: 3,095 (46.76%)
Female: 3,524 (53.24%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 327 (4.94%)
5 to 9 years: 367 (5.54%)
10 to 14 years: 401 (6.06%)
15 to 19 years: 803 (12.13%)
20 to 24 years: 891 (13.46%)
25 to 34 years: 709 (10.71%)
35 to 44 years: 942 (14.23%)
45 to 54 years: 802 (12.12%)
55 to 59 years: 267 (4.03%)
60 to 64 years: 187 (2.83%)
65 to 74 years: 413 (6.24%)
75 to 84 years: 366 (5.53%)
85 years and over: 144 (2.18%)

Median age: 32.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,299 (80.06%)
21 years and over: 4,397 (66.43%)
62 years and over: 1,040 (15.71%)
65 years and over: 923 (13.94%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 5,299 (80.06%)
--Male: 2,413 (36.46%)
--Female: 2,886 (43.6%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 923 (13.94%)
--Male: 311 (4.7%)
--Female: 612 (9.25%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,536 (98.75%)
--White: 4,895 (73.95%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 115 (1.74%)
--Black or African American: 1,473 (22.25%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 24 (0.36%)
--Asian: 47 (0.71%)
----Asian Indian: 10 (0.15%)
----Chinese: 16 (0.24%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.02%)
----Japanese: 4 (0.06%)
----Korean: 8 (0.12%)
----Vietnamese: 2 (0.03%)
----Other Asian: 6 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 45 (0.68%)
Two or more Races: 83 (1.25%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 115 (1.74%)
--Mexican: 49 (0.74%)
--Puerto Rican: 24 (0.36%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 41 (0.62%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,504 (98.26%)
--White Alone: 4,895 (73.95%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,428 (82.01%)
--Householder: 2,282 (34.48%)
--Spouse: 959 (14.49%)
--Child: 1,536 (23.21%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,179 (17.81%)
--Other relatives: 313 (4.73%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 123 (1.86%)
--Nonrelatives: 338 (5.11%)
----Unmarried partner: 118 (1.78%)
Living in group quarters: 1,191 (17.99%)
--Institutionalized Population: 211 (3.19%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 980 (14.81%)
Total households: 2,282
Family households (families): 1,454 (63.72%)
----With own children under 18 years: 714 (31.29%)
--Married-couple families: 959 (42.02%)
----With own children under 18 years: 434 (19.02%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 400 (17.53%)
----With own children under 18 years: 237 (10.39%)
Nonfamily households: 828 (36.28%)
--Householder living alone: 688 (30.15%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 256 (11.22%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 793 (34.75%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 554 (24.28%)
Average household size: 2.38 people
Average family size: 2.93 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,445
Occupied housing units: 2,282 (93.33%)
Vacant housing units: 163 (6.67%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 6 (0.25%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.9%
Occupied housing units: 2,282 (93.33%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,368 (55.95%)
Renter occupied housing units: 914 (37.38%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.4 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.34 people

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