Ashton vs Ocheyedan

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

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

Ashton has the higher population (518 vs 486 in Ocheyedan). Ocheyedan has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $60,156 in Ashton). Ocheyedan has the higher median home value ($105,400 vs $85,400 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
Population	518	486
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,156	$71,875
Median home value	$85,400	$105,400
Median gross rent	$892	—
Housing units	230	256
Homeownership rate	86.0%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
Population	498 → 518 (+4.0%)	514 → 486 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $60,156 (+16.7%)	$53,750 → $71,875 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $85,400 (+31.8%)	$73,300 → $105,400 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $892 (+26.2%)	$513 → $420 (-18.1%)

Ashton

Population

498518

Median household income

$51,563$60,156

Median home value

$64,800$85,400

Median gross rent

$707$892

Ocheyedan

Population

514486

Median household income

$53,750$71,875

Median home value

$73,300$105,400

Median gross rent

$513$420

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
Under 5	6.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	21.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.3%
75 and over	6.4%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.2%
High school graduate	35.9%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
Drove alone	78.6%	80.1%
Carpooled	11.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	8.0%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.8%
Worked from home	2.2%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
1-unit, detached	95.7%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Ocheyedan
Poverty rate	5.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1938	1945