Altona vs Ashley

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

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

Ashley has the higher population (1,174 vs 447 in Altona). Altona has the higher median household income ($64,232 vs $56,667 in Ashley). Ashley has the higher median home value ($117,600 vs $111,800 in Altona).

Population, income & housing

	Altona	Ashley
Population	447	1,174
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,232	$56,667
Median home value	$111,800	$117,600
Median gross rent	$1,075	$711
Housing units	155	540
Homeownership rate	90.5%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altona	Ashley
Population	358 → 447 (+24.9%)	993 → 1,174 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $64,232 (+22.3%)	$45,813 → $56,667 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $111,800 (+41.9%)	$83,500 → $117,600 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,075 (+15.3%)	$497 → $711 (+43.1%)

Altona

Population

358447

Median household income

$52,500$64,232

Median home value

$78,800$111,800

Median gross rent

$932$1,075

Ashley

Population

9931,174

Median household income

$45,813$56,667

Median home value

$83,500$117,600

Median gross rent

$497$711

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altona	Ashley
Under 5	5.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	30.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	3.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.9%
75 and over	3.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altona	Ashley
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altona	Ashley
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.3%
High school graduate	68.6%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altona	Ashley
Drove alone	86.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	14.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altona	Ashley
1-unit, detached	91.6%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Altona	Ashley
Poverty rate	3.4%	10.3%
Average household size	3.04	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1938	1972