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Alameda County

Population in July 2007: 20,986.
Males: 10,265  (48.9%)
Females: 10,721  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  30.9 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 94580.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,144 (it was $40,811 in 2000)
Ashland:  $50,144
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,701
Ashland:  $22,701
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $421,805 (it was $188,900 in 2000)
Ashland:  $421,805
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $403,698; Detached houses: $421,232; Townhouses or other attached units: $394,000; In 2-unit structures: $346,543; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $463,561; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $444,508; Mobile homes: $17,660; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,750

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Races in Ashland:

  • Hispanic (32.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (26.9%)
  • Black (20.1%)
  • Other race (16.1%)
  • Two or more races (7.4%)
  • Filipino (5.7%)
  • Chinese (4.8%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Ashland: 159.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (5.3%), Irish (4.3%), Italian (3.2%), Portuguese (2.9%), English (2.8%), United States (2.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 1.84 square miles.

Population density: 11390 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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For population 25 years and over in Ashland

  • High school or higher: 72.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashland CDP

  • Never married: 34.3%
  • Now married: 45.6%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

6,135 residents are foreign born (14.2% Latin America, 12.8% Asia).

This place:  29.5%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ashland:  0.7% ($1,328)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Castro Valley, CA (2.1 miles , pop. 57,292).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Oakland, CA (9.3 miles , pop. 399,484).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (325.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Cherryland, CA (1.1 miles ), San Lorenzo, CA (1.3 miles ), Castro Valley, CA (1.5 miles ), San Leandro, CA (1.5 miles ), Fairview, CA (1.9 miles ), Hayward, CA (2.0 miles ), Union City, CA (2.8 miles ), Alameda, CA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.69 N, Longitude: 122.12 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -6,160 (-29.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 389 (4.4%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 510

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)



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Ashland-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1415% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from Ashland center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 44.7 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 21.3 miles away from Ashland center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 20.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from Ashland center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Ashland topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
  • SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; SAN LEANDRO, CA)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - SF BAY AREA (about 3 miles; SAN LEANDRO, CA)
  • EDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CASTRO VALLEY, CA)

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Amtrak stations near Ashland:
  • 3 miles: HAYWARD (22555 MEEKLAND AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 11 miles: OAKLAND (245 2ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: FREMONT (CENTERVILLE, FREMONT & PERALTA BLVDS.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashland:
  • CHABOT COLLEGE (about 5 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,852)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-HAYWARD (about 5 miles; HAYWARD, CA; FT enrollment: 9,988)
  • MERRITT COLLEGE (about 8 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA (about 10 miles; ALAMEDA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,450)
  • SAINT MARYS COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (about 11 miles; MORAGA, CA; FT enrollment: 3,545)
  • LANEY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; OAKLAND, CA; FT enrollment: 5,549)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 15 miles; BERKELEY, CA; FT enrollment: 29,690)

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Church in Ashland: Saint Johns Roman Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Ashland include: Ashland Park (1), Edendale Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.7%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.3%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ashland, CA


People in group quarters in Ashland
  • 209 people in nursing homes
  • 32 people in other group homes
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 22 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 4 people in religious group quarters


Ashland compared to California state average:

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  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Ashland

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchMuslim EstimateSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents60.7%4.5%4.5%3.3%2.0%
Congregations9.3%2.3%10.5%5.4%4.3%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.7%1.5%1.5%18.4%
Congregations4.2%5.1%3.4%4.0%51.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.95%
California average:  5.75%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($746 average AGI)
Alameda County:  0.21%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Contra Costa County, CA  1.02% ($61,758 average AGI)
from San Francisco County, CA  0.85% ($62,349)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.76% ($84,443)


7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($61,322 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.88%
California average:  6.27%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($954 average AGI)
Alameda County:  0.13%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Contra Costa County, CA  1.33% ($67,733 average AGI)
to Santa Clara County, CA  0.78% ($73,219)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.62% ($53,345)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashland:
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
  • KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashland:
  • KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
  • KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
  • KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KZBR-FM2 (95.7 FM; LIVERMORE, ETC., CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KLLC (97.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFJO (92.1 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
  • KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
  • KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFRC-FM (99.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
  • KBLX-FM (102.9 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
  • KZBR (95.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KMEL (106.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KSAN (107.7 FM; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KQED-FM (88.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ashland:
  • KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
  • KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
  • KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
  • KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
  • KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
  • KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • KBIT-CA (Channel 28; SAN FRANCISCO, ETC., CA; Owner: POLAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
  • KICU-TV (Channel 36; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCRA-TV (Channel 3; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
  • KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
  • KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • KTEH (Channel 54; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
  • KDTV (Channel 14; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KDTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KSTS (Channel 48; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE CORP.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$244,000140$289,766318$333,97637$246,0819$1,682,77863$328,5580$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$061$299,290111$346,0416$216,1471$2,426,0008$340,3732$83,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0123$310,861260$374,17447$187,4602$643,07546$402,9931$98,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$023$327,91789$360,6665$127,1383$1,582,25321$328,1190$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$019$337,46137$381,2675$187,8361$843,0007$547,2730$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 4337.00 , 4338.00, 4339.00, 4340.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 3 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED13$396,5388$477,8831$256,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$347,0234$576,1602$568,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$431,7900$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$309,0001$431,7900$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 4337.00 , 4338.00, 4339.00, 4340.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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