Ashley vs Breckenridge

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

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

Breckenridge has the higher population (1,411 vs 440 in Ashley). Breckenridge has the higher median household income ($56,779 vs $53,750 in Ashley). Breckenridge has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $105,000 in Ashley).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Breckenridge
Population	440	1,411
Median age	50.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$56,779
Median home value	$105,000	$107,000
Median gross rent	$875	$738
Housing units	206	594
Homeownership rate	67.8%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Breckenridge
Population	525 → 440 (-16.2%)	1,206 → 1,411 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$34,000 → $53,750 (+58.1%)	$37,500 → $56,779 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $105,000 (+53.7%)	$75,800 → $107,000 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $875 (+39.3%)	$606 → $738 (+21.8%)

Ashley

Population

525440

Median household income

$34,000$53,750

Median home value

$68,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$628$875

Breckenridge

Population

1,2061,411

Median household income

$37,500$56,779

Median home value

$75,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$606$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Breckenridge
Under 5	3.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	14.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.8%
75 and over	18.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Breckenridge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.4%
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	2.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Breckenridge
No high school diploma	15.1%	6.2%
High school graduate	37.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Breckenridge
Drove alone	82.6%	83.0%
Carpooled	7.6%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Breckenridge
1-unit, detached	71.4%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Breckenridge
Poverty rate	17.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.10	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1968	1962