Ashton vs Compton

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

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

Ashton has the higher population (837 vs 222 in Compton). Ashton has the higher median household income ($61,389 vs $52,321 in Compton). Ashton has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $75,900 in Compton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Compton
Population	837	222
Median age	45.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,389	$52,321
Median home value	$106,300	$75,900
Median gross rent	$931	$875
Housing units	435	115
Homeownership rate	58.2%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Compton
Population	948 → 837 (-11.7%)	314 → 222 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$54,844 → $61,389 (+11.9%)	$50,313 → $52,321 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $106,300 (+8.7%)	$68,300 → $75,900 (+11.1%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $931 (+19.8%)	$681 → $875 (+28.5%)

Ashton

Population

948837

Median household income

$54,844$61,389

Median home value

$97,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$777$931

Compton

Population

314222

Median household income

$50,313$52,321

Median home value

$68,300$75,900

Median gross rent

$681$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Compton
Under 5	7.3%	11.3%
5 to 17	13.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	17.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.8%
75 and over	7.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Compton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Compton
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	40.9%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Compton
Drove alone	74.3%	89.2%
Carpooled	13.8%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	5.4%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Compton
1-unit, detached	67.1%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Compton
Poverty rate	15.8%	13.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938