Coal Region News

20.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ashland in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,704.

81.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Ashland residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	367	18.7
Regular high school diploma	768	39.1
GED or alternative credential	77	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	136	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	209	10.6
Associate's degree	211	10.7
Bachelor's degree	171	8.7
Master's degree	26	1.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.