Ashton vs Island Park

A side-by-side comparison of Ashton and Island Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashton and Island Park are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ashton has the higher population (1,329 vs 169 in Island Park). Island Park has the higher median household income ($74,750 vs $66,250 in Ashton). Island Park has the higher median home value ($284,500 vs $222,300 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Island Park
Population	1,329	169
Median age	40.8 yrs	67.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$74,750
Median home value	$222,300	$284,500
Median gross rent	$925	—
Housing units	503	527
Homeownership rate	75.4%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Island Park
Population	833 → 1,329 (+59.5%)	185 → 169 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$39,836 → $66,250 (+66.3%)	$31,389 → $74,750 (+138.1%)
Median home value	$134,800 → $222,300 (+64.9%)	$330,000 → $284,500 (-13.8%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $925 (+49.2%)	—

Ashton

Population

8331,329

Median household income

$39,836$66,250

Median home value

$134,800$222,300

Median gross rent

$620$925

Island Park

Population

185169

Median household income

$31,389$74,750

Median home value

$330,000$284,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Island Park
Under 5	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	7.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	5.3%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	44.4%
75 and over	4.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Island Park
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Island Park
No high school diploma	10.8%	4.5%
High school graduate	34.0%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Island Park
Drove alone	74.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	17.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Island Park
1-unit, detached	75.1%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Island Park
Poverty rate	5.7%	6.5%
Average household size	2.98	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1965	1982