Ashton vs Paw Paw

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

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

Paw Paw has the higher population (911 vs 837 in Ashton). Paw Paw has the higher median household income ($63,833 vs $61,389 in Ashton). Paw Paw has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $106,300 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Paw Paw
Population	837	911
Median age	45.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,389	$63,833
Median home value	$106,300	$151,100
Median gross rent	$931	$847
Housing units	435	427
Homeownership rate	58.2%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Paw Paw
Population	948 → 837 (-11.7%)	915 → 911 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$54,844 → $61,389 (+11.9%)	$53,500 → $63,833 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $106,300 (+8.7%)	$114,600 → $151,100 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $931 (+19.8%)	$672 → $847 (+26.0%)

Ashton

Population

948837

Median household income

$54,844$61,389

Median home value

$97,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$777$931

Paw Paw

Population

915911

Median household income

$53,500$63,833

Median home value

$114,600$151,100

Median gross rent

$672$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Paw Paw
Under 5	7.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	20.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.3%
75 and over	7.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Paw Paw
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Paw Paw
No high school diploma	14.2%	3.6%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Paw Paw
Drove alone	74.3%	86.6%
Carpooled	13.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.2%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Paw Paw
1-unit, detached	67.1%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	11.2%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Paw Paw
Poverty rate	15.8%	5.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	38
Median year structure built	1938	1961