Ashton vs Sibley

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

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

Sibley has the higher population (2,821 vs 518 in Ashton). Ashton has the higher median household income ($60,156 vs $54,767 in Sibley). Sibley has the higher median home value ($119,800 vs $85,400 in Ashton).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Sibley
Population	518	2,821
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,156	$54,767
Median home value	$85,400	$119,800
Median gross rent	$892	$770
Housing units	230	1,207
Homeownership rate	86.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Sibley
Population	498 → 518 (+4.0%)	2,611 → 2,821 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $60,156 (+16.7%)	$57,708 → $54,767 (-5.1%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $85,400 (+31.8%)	$78,100 → $119,800 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $892 (+26.2%)	$654 → $770 (+17.7%)

Ashton

Population

498518

Median household income

$51,563$60,156

Median home value

$64,800$85,400

Median gross rent

$707$892

Sibley

Population

2,6112,821

Median household income

$57,708$54,767

Median home value

$78,100$119,800

Median gross rent

$654$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Sibley
Under 5	6.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	21.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.6%
75 and over	6.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Sibley
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Sibley
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.9%
High school graduate	35.9%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Sibley
Drove alone	78.6%	77.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	16.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	2.6%	1.2%
Worked from home	2.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Sibley
1-unit, detached	95.7%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Sibley
Poverty rate	5.2%	23.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1938	1958