Ashkum vs Danforth

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

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

Ashkum has the higher population (765 vs 619 in Danforth). Ashkum has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $47,750 in Danforth). Danforth has the higher median home value ($138,600 vs $136,500 in Ashkum).

Population, income & housing

	Ashkum	Danforth
Population	765	619
Median age	37.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$47,750
Median home value	$136,500	$138,600
Median gross rent	$790	$850
Housing units	350	226
Homeownership rate	77.4%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashkum	Danforth
Population	767 → 765 (-0.3%)	681 → 619 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$68,393 → $67,500 (-1.3%)	$48,250 → $47,750 (-1.0%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $136,500 (+4.9%)	$101,600 → $138,600 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $790 (+0.3%)	$879 → $850 (-3.3%)

Ashkum

Population

767765

Median household income

$68,393$67,500

Median home value

$130,100$136,500

Median gross rent

$788$790

Danforth

Population

681619

Median household income

$48,250$47,750

Median home value

$101,600$138,600

Median gross rent

$879$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashkum	Danforth
Under 5	7.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	12.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.7%
75 and over	5.9%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashkum	Danforth
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	93.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.0%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashkum	Danforth
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	32.9%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashkum	Danforth
Drove alone	80.6%	78.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	3.1%
Other means	1.9%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashkum	Danforth
1-unit, detached	77.4%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.9%
20 or more units	1.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashkum	Danforth
Poverty rate	4.7%	35.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1959	1954