Editing Ashland, Oregon (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 327
|1870= 400
|1880= 842
|1890= 1784
|1900= 2634
|1910= 5020
|1920= 4283
|1930= 4544
|1940= 4744
|1950= 7739
|1960= 9119
|1970= 12342
|1980= 14943
|1990= 16234
|2000= 19522
|2010= 20078
|2020= 21360
|footnote=Census sources<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley Moore|title=Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1996|page=206|isbn=978-0-8108-3033-2}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

At the [[census]] of 2010, there were 20,078 people, 9,409 households, and 4,542 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3047|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|0}}. There were 10,455 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1587|/sqmi|/km2|0}}. The racial makeup of the city was about 90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were about 5% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 22, 2017 }}</ref>

There were 9,409 households, out of which about 21% had children under the age of 18 living with them. About 34% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together; 10% had a female householder with no husband present, about 4% had a male householder with no wife present, and about 52% were non-families. About 38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.63.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 42.9 years. About 16% of residents were under the age of 18, and about 16% were between the ages of 18 and 24. Rounded to the nearest whole number, 21% were from 25 to 44 years old; 30% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was about 46% male and 54% female.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $41,334, and the median income for a family was $58,409. Males had a median income of $50,368 versus $34,202 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $28,941. About 21% of the population and 13% of families had incomes below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, about 30% of those under the age of 18 and 3.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

By 2020, the population had risen to 21,360. The per capita income had risen to about $45,000 and the median household income to $64,000. Of the total population, 96% of Ashland residents 25 and older had graduated from high school while 62% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>