Town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts · 12.3 sq mi · 1,549 people per sq mi
About 19,000 people live in Ashland town. The typical household earns $127,539, and the median resident is 42.1 years old.
2026 projection
From 18,822 in 2020
Poverty rate 3.5%
Men 40.9 · Women 43.5
2010–2026
19,115
2026 projection
1.6% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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2010–2026
19,115
2026 projection
1.6% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 19,115 | -62 | 0.32% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,177 | -62 | 0.32% |
| 2024 | 19,239 | +491 | 2.62% |
| 2023 | 18,748 | +88 | 0.47% |
| 2022 | 18,660 | +41 | 0.22% |
| 2021 | 18,619 | -203 | 1.08% |
| 2020 | 18,822 | +1,005 | 5.64% |
| 2019 | 17,817 | -5 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 17,822 | +21 | 0.12% |
| 2017 | 17,801 | +197 | 1.12% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 189 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 29 residents
57% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 57% | 60% | 55% |
| Never married | 27% | 30% | 25% |
| Divorced | 8% | 6% | 11% |
| Widowed | 5% | 2% | 8% |
| Separated | 2% | 2% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau