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Notable locations in Ashland Rural: Camp George M Verity (A), Summit - Ironville Fire Protection (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ashland Rural include: Wayside Church (A), Liberty Church (B), Williams Creek Church (C), Straight Creek Church (D), Trinity Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cumpston Cemetery (1), Newman Cemetery (2), Click Cemetery (3), McCalvin Cemetery (4), Kirby Flats Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Arrowhead Lake (A), Mary Carol Lake (B), Grandview Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Garner Creek (A), Brush Creek (B), Cobb Fork (C), Williams Creek (D), Straight Creek (E), Shope Creek (F), Buena Vista Branch (G), Marsh Run (H), Little Garner Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Boyd County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.3. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.180. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.30. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 8.91. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people | | Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 65.3% | | Whole state: | 69.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 12.6% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This place: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ashland Rural, KY
People in group quarters in Ashland Rural:
- 1,358 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 57 people in nursing homes
- 11 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Ashland Rural compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (58%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Boyd County Kentucky:
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Religion statistics for Ashland Rural (based on Boyd County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.56%
| Here |  | 63.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Catholic Church | Church of the Nazarene |
| Adherents | 45.4% | 17.8% | 7.6% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Congregations | 25.5% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 1.0% | 9.2% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 6.7% |
| Congregations | 5.1% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 19.4% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | Boyd County: | 2.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Boyd County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30 | Boyd County: | 6.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 33 | Here: | 6.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.7% | | Kentucky: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | Boyd County: | 32.2% | | Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.4% | | State: | 15.9% |
5.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,338 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.69% | | Kentucky average: | 6.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,743 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.58% | | Kentucky average: | 6.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ashland Rural:
- WOKT (1040 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CANNONSBURG, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.-KY)
- WTCR (1420 AM; 5 kW; KENOVA, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCMI (1340 AM; 1 kW; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WHRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WLGC (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGOH (1370 AM; 5 kW; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- WNXT (1260 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: HOMETOWN B/C OF PORTSMOUTH, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ashland Rural:
- WDGG (93.7 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE B/CASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBKS (107.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBVB (97.1 FM; COAL GROVE, OH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRVC-FM (92.7 FM; CATLETTSBURG, KY; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WOUL-FM (89.1 FM; IRONTON, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- WPAY-FM (104.1 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: RADIO STATIONS WPAY/WPFB, INC.)
- WKEE-FM (100.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLGC-FM (105.7 FM; GREENUP, KY; Owner: GREENUP COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOSP (91.5 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRYV-FM1 (101.5 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
- W216AT (91.1 FM; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WTCR-FM (103.3 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
- WUGO (102.3 FM; GRAYSON, KY; Owner: CARTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOHP (88.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
- WZAQ (92.3 FM; LOUISA, KY; Owner: LOUISA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOKE (98.3 FM; GARRISON, KY; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
- WMEJ (91.9 FM; PROCTORVILLE, OH; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ashland Rural:
- WKAS (Channel 25; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W49BN (Channel 49; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNCATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
- WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
- W14CU (Channel 14; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W05CB (Channel 5; BURLINGTON, OH; Owner: VEARL R. PENNINGTON)
- WPBO (Channel 42; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTSF (Channel 61; ASHLAND, KY; Owner: TRI STATE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHCP (Channel 30; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TELEVISION PROPERTIES, INC.)
- W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W55AT (Channel 55; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
- W66CZ (Channel 66; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Ashland Rural on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in federal prisons and detention centers"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other financial specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and coal products"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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