Ashley HeightsNC
The town was settled in 1919 and has 282 residents today.
Is Ashley Heights a good place to live?
Ashley Heights’ age of the median resident is 58.4 years, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 40.1 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 291 North Carolina towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Ashley Heights. Ashley Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
282 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ashley Heights: who provides what
Ashley Heights is unincorporated, so Hoke County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ashley Heights.
In Ashley Heights, expect mild winters and hot summers
In Ashley Heights, the midsummer high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ashley Heights sends most of its workers out of town
Only 1% of working residents stay in Ashley Heights for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Ashley Heights who live below the poverty line: 20%. Jobs in the town fell by 28 from 2013 to 2023, to 122. The mean commuting time for Ashley Heights comes to 21 minutes.
| Ashley Heights | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Ashley Heights is
Among adults in Ashley Heights, 18% report frequent mental distress. Against the North Carolina average, Ashley Heights comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 16. 45% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Ashley Heights | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Ashley Heights | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.3% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Ashley Heights: hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. A third of Ashley Heights’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 25%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Ashley Heights sells for about $350K at the median
On the market in Ashley Heights: a median 119 days to sell. For households locally, the share who own their home is 88%. Homes in Ashley Heights sold for 100.8% of their list price on average.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ashley Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ashley Heights
About 5 of every 100 Ashley Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
Questions about Ashley Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashley Heights, NC a good place to live?
Ashley Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.