Coal Region News

22.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ashland in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 18.1 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,696.

82.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	348	17.8
Regular high school diploma	852	43.7
GED or alternative credential	41	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	95	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	168	8.6
Associate's degree	224	11.5
Bachelor's degree	160	8.2
Master's degree	63	3.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.