Ashton vs Steward

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

Ashton and Steward 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 268 in Steward). Steward has the higher median household income ($108,333 vs $61,389 in Ashton). Steward has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $106,300 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Steward
Population	837	268
Median age	45.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,389	$108,333
Median home value	$106,300	$151,000
Median gross rent	$931	$1,281
Housing units	435	97
Homeownership rate	58.2%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Steward
Population	948 → 837 (-11.7%)	307 → 268 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$54,844 → $61,389 (+11.9%)	$64,000 → $108,333 (+69.3%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $106,300 (+8.7%)	$100,000 → $151,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $931 (+19.8%)	$740 → $1,281 (+73.1%)

Ashton

Population

948837

Median household income

$54,844$61,389

Median home value

$97,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$777$931

Steward

Population

307268

Median household income

$64,000$108,333

Median home value

$100,000$151,000

Median gross rent

$740$1,281

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Steward
Under 5	7.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	24.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.0%
75 and over	7.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Steward
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.7%
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%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Steward
No high school diploma	14.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	40.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Steward
Drove alone	74.3%	86.4%
Carpooled	13.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.6%
Other means	4.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Steward
1-unit, detached	67.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Steward
Poverty rate	15.8%	1.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938