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Population (year 2000): 19,522. Estimated
population in July 2005: 20,829 (+6.7% change)
Males: 9,003 (46.1%), Females: 10,519 (53.9%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
97520
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $32,670 (year 2000)
Median house value: $188,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (16.1%),
Irish (14.0%), United States (5.4%), Scottish (4.9%), French
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1951 feet
Land area: 6.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 94.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 21.3%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland city
- Never married: 35.6%
- Now married: 43.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 14.5%
4.2% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.0% Latin
America, 1.0% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,913 (+17.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Ashland:
- ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (280 MAPLE STREET,
PO BOX 98)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
MEDFORD, OR)
- ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
MEDFORD, OR)
- FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; YREKA, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 17
miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
- KLAMATH FALLS (about 69 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR;
ID: LMT)
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 110 miles; CRESCENT
CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- ASHLAND MUNI-SUMNER PARKER FIELD (about 4 miles;
ASHLAND, OR; ID: S03)
- PINEHURST STATE (about 23 miles; PINEHURST, OR; ID:
24S)
- SISKIYOU COUNTY (about 34 miles; MONTAGUE, CA; ID:
SIY)
Amtrak station:
ASHLAND (STATE HWY. 99) - Bus Station. Services: public
payphones, free short-term parking.
College/University in Ashland:
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 4,424; Location: 1250 SISKIYOU BLVD; Public;
Website: www.sou.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Ashland:
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 57 miles;
KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 106 miles; REDDING, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,251)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 128 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 130 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 16,239)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; ARCATA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
- COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 140 miles; EUREKA,
CA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
Public high school in Ashland:
- ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,183;
Location: 201 S MOUNTAIN AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 722;
Location: 100 WALKER AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343;
Location: 705 HELMAN ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 364 WALKER AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 225;
Location: 1070 TOLMAN CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 320 BEACH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 37;
Location: 15337 HWY 66; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- WALDORF SCHOOL OF THE ROGUE VA (Students:
147; Location: POB 3240; Grades: PK - 8)
- GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 50;
Location: 660 FRANCES LN; Grades: PK - 4)
- LITHIA SPRINGS SCHOOL (Students: 31;
Location: 695 MISTLETOE RD; Grades: UG - UG)
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