Ashmore vs Humboldt

A side-by-side comparison of Ashmore and Humboldt: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashmore and Humboldt are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ashmore has the higher population (750 vs 360 in Humboldt). Humboldt has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $57,361 in Ashmore). Ashmore has the higher median home value ($87,100 vs $75,000 in Humboldt).

Population, income & housing

	Ashmore	Humboldt
Population	750	360
Median age	39.3 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,361	$58,375
Median home value	$87,100	$75,000
Median gross rent	$773	$879
Housing units	363	166
Homeownership rate	82.8%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashmore	Humboldt
Population	782 → 750 (-4.1%)	461 → 360 (-21.9%)
Median household income	$49,583 → $57,361 (+15.7%)	$50,313 → $58,375 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$77,100 → $87,100 (+13.0%)	$68,700 → $75,000 (+9.2%)
Median gross rent	$626 → $773 (+23.5%)	$700 → $879 (+25.6%)

Ashmore

Population

782750

Median household income

$49,583$57,361

Median home value

$77,100$87,100

Median gross rent

$626$773

Humboldt

Population

461360

Median household income

$50,313$58,375

Median home value

$68,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$700$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashmore	Humboldt
Under 5	3.9%	1.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	25.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	6.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.4%
75 and over	5.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashmore	Humboldt
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	91.7%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashmore	Humboldt
No high school diploma	6.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashmore	Humboldt
Drove alone	85.8%	72.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	21.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashmore	Humboldt
1-unit, detached	86.5%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Ashmore	Humboldt
Poverty rate	21.1%	12.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1970	1970