Ashley vs Richview

A side-by-side comparison of Ashley and Richview: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ashley has the higher population (428 vs 242 in Richview). Richview has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $47,031 in Ashley). Richview has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $70,700 in Ashley).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Richview
Population	428	242
Median age	31.5 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,031	$63,750
Median home value	$70,700	$93,300
Median gross rent	$660	—
Housing units	215	107
Homeownership rate	73.7%	99.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.7%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Richview
Population	562 → 428 (-23.8%)	289 → 242 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $47,031 (+4.5%)	$41,250 → $63,750 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$61,100 → $70,700 (+15.7%)	$66,500 → $93,300 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $660 (-6.1%)	$725 → $920 (+26.9%)

Ashley

Population

562428

Median household income

$45,000$47,031

Median home value

$61,100$70,700

Median gross rent

$703$660

Richview

Population

289242

Median household income

$41,250$63,750

Median home value

$66,500$93,300

Median gross rent

$725$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Richview
Under 5	9.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	27.6%	12.8%
18 to 24	1.2%	14.0%
25 to 34	16.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	8.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	5.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.9%
75 and over	6.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Richview
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Richview
No high school diploma	10.2%	11.6%
High school graduate	40.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Richview
Drove alone	95.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	2.7%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.9%
Other means	2.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Richview
1-unit, detached	74.4%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	39.3%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Richview
Poverty rate	35.4%	9.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1959	1990