Ashton vs Parker

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

Ashton and Parker 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 643 in Parker). Parker has the higher median household income ($72,188 vs $66,250 in Ashton). Parker has the higher median home value ($249,500 vs $222,300 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Parker
Population	1,329	643
Median age	40.8 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$72,188
Median home value	$222,300	$249,500
Median gross rent	$925	$1,135
Housing units	503	187
Homeownership rate	75.4%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Parker
Population	833 → 1,329 (+59.5%)	243 → 643 (+164.6%)
Median household income	$39,836 → $66,250 (+66.3%)	$50,568 → $72,188 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$134,800 → $222,300 (+64.9%)	$158,800 → $249,500 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $925 (+49.2%)	$1,083 → $1,135 (+4.8%)

Ashton

Population

8331,329

Median household income

$39,836$66,250

Median home value

$134,800$222,300

Median gross rent

$620$925

Parker

Population

243643

Median household income

$50,568$72,188

Median home value

$158,800$249,500

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Parker
Under 5	2.7%	8.2%
5 to 17	21.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	6.8%	22.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.8%
75 and over	4.4%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Parker
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Parker
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.8%
High school graduate	34.0%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Parker
Drove alone	74.2%	71.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Parker
1-unit, detached	75.1%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Parker
Poverty rate	5.7%	14.2%
Average household size	2.98	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	15	50
Median year structure built	1965	1955