Ashley vs Ithaca

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

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

Ithaca has the higher population (2,831 vs 440 in Ashley). Ithaca has the higher median household income ($62,375 vs $53,750 in Ashley). Ithaca has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $105,000 in Ashley).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Ithaca
Population	440	2,831
Median age	50.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$62,375
Median home value	$105,000	$126,600
Median gross rent	$875	$802
Housing units	206	1,240
Homeownership rate	67.8%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Ithaca
Population	525 → 440 (-16.2%)	2,797 → 2,831 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$34,000 → $53,750 (+58.1%)	$48,229 → $62,375 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $105,000 (+53.7%)	$88,800 → $126,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $875 (+39.3%)	$699 → $802 (+14.7%)

Ashley

Population

525440

Median household income

$34,000$53,750

Median home value

$68,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$628$875

Ithaca

Population

2,7972,831

Median household income

$48,229$62,375

Median home value

$88,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$699$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Ithaca
Under 5	3.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	14.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.5%
75 and over	18.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Ithaca
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	86.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
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%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Ithaca
No high school diploma	15.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Ithaca
Drove alone	82.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	7.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Ithaca
1-unit, detached	71.4%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Ithaca
Poverty rate	17.4%	19.2%
Average household size	2.10	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1968	1957