Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ashville is worth considering.
One downside of living in Ashville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ashville, the average commute to work is 33.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Ashville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Ashville have a very low rate of college education: just 9.12% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Ashville in 2018 was $25,152, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,608 for a family of four. However, Ashville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ashville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ashville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ashville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ashville include English, Irish, German, European, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Ashville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
