Ashkum vs Chebanse

A side-by-side comparison of Ashkum and Chebanse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chebanse has the higher population (1,033 vs 765 in Ashkum). Chebanse has the higher median household income ($76,190 vs $67,500 in Ashkum). Chebanse has the higher median home value ($149,300 vs $136,500 in Ashkum).

Population, income & housing

	Ashkum	Chebanse
Population	765	1,033
Median age	37.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$76,190
Median home value	$136,500	$149,300
Median gross rent	$790	$995
Housing units	350	451
Homeownership rate	77.4%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashkum	Chebanse
Population	767 → 765 (-0.3%)	1,291 → 1,033 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$68,393 → $67,500 (-1.3%)	$73,843 → $76,190 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $136,500 (+4.9%)	$144,000 → $149,300 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $790 (+0.3%)	$797 → $995 (+24.8%)

Ashkum

Population

767765

Median household income

$68,393$67,500

Median home value

$130,100$136,500

Median gross rent

$788$790

Chebanse

Population

1,2911,033

Median household income

$73,843$76,190

Median home value

$144,000$149,300

Median gross rent

$797$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashkum	Chebanse
Under 5	7.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	20.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	17.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.4%
75 and over	5.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashkum	Chebanse
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	90.3%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.4%
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	3.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashkum	Chebanse
No high school diploma	14.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	32.9%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashkum	Chebanse
Drove alone	80.6%	88.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	3.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	4.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashkum	Chebanse
1-unit, detached	77.4%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Ashkum	Chebanse
Poverty rate	4.7%	3.8%
Average household size	2.41	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1959	1956