Ashton vs Sublette

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

Ashton and Sublette 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 374 in Sublette). Ashton has the higher median household income ($61,389 vs $53,875 in Sublette). Sublette has the higher median home value ($132,800 vs $106,300 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Sublette
Population	837	374
Median age	45.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,389	$53,875
Median home value	$106,300	$132,800
Median gross rent	$931	$635
Housing units	435	211
Homeownership rate	58.2%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Sublette
Population	948 → 837 (-11.7%)	415 → 374 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$54,844 → $61,389 (+11.9%)	$51,250 → $53,875 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $106,300 (+8.7%)	$125,400 → $132,800 (+5.9%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $931 (+19.8%)	$779 → $635 (-18.5%)

Ashton

Population

948837

Median household income

$54,844$61,389

Median home value

$97,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$777$931

Sublette

Population

415374

Median household income

$51,250$53,875

Median home value

$125,400$132,800

Median gross rent

$779$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Sublette
Under 5	7.3%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	23.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.2%
75 and over	7.5%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Sublette
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.6%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Sublette
No high school diploma	14.2%	8.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Sublette
Drove alone	74.3%	82.1%
Carpooled	13.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	1.0%
Other means	4.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Sublette
1-unit, detached	67.1%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	14.7%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Sublette
Poverty rate	15.8%	17.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1938	1966