Ashton vs Franklin Grove

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

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

Franklin Grove has the higher population (1,086 vs 837 in Ashton). Ashton has the higher median household income ($61,389 vs $60,833 in Franklin Grove). Franklin Grove has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $106,300 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
Population	837	1,086
Median age	45.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,389	$60,833
Median home value	$106,300	$136,800
Median gross rent	$931	$850
Housing units	435	424
Homeownership rate	58.2%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
Population	948 → 837 (-11.7%)	990 → 1,086 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$54,844 → $61,389 (+11.9%)	$48,177 → $60,833 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $106,300 (+8.7%)	$88,100 → $136,800 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $931 (+19.8%)	$848 → $850 (+0.2%)

Ashton

Population

948837

Median household income

$54,844$61,389

Median home value

$97,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$777$931

Franklin Grove

Population

9901,086

Median household income

$48,177$60,833

Median home value

$88,100$136,800

Median gross rent

$848$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
Under 5	7.3%	2.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	22.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.4%
75 and over	7.5%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.1%
High school graduate	40.9%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
Drove alone	74.3%	87.0%
Carpooled	13.8%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.4%
Other means	4.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
1-unit, detached	67.1%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Franklin Grove
Poverty rate	15.8%	11.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1938	1948