Ashton vs Hazard

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

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

Ashton has the higher population (213 vs 72 in Hazard). Hazard has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $72,000 in Ashton). Since 2019, Hazard's population has grown faster (+24.1% vs +12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashton	Hazard
Population	213	72
Median age	37.8 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	—
Median home value	$72,000	$132,500
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	129	30
Homeownership rate	75.7%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	42.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashton	Hazard
Population	190 → 213 (+12.1%)	58 → 72 (+24.1%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $57,750 (+44.4%)	$35,625 → $38,125 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$66,000 → $72,000 (+9.1%)	$85,000 → $132,500 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $850 (+36.0%)	—

Ashton

Population

190213

Median household income

$40,000$57,750

Median home value

$66,000$72,000

Median gross rent

$625$850

Hazard

Population

5872

Median household income

$35,625$38,125

Median home value

$85,000$132,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashton	Hazard
Under 5	6.6%	20.8%
5 to 17	8.9%	9.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	4.2%
25 to 34	23.0%	18.1%
35 to 44	4.7%	16.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	6.9%
55 to 64	17.4%	2.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	4.2%
75 and over	12.7%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashton	Hazard
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashton	Hazard
No high school diploma	8.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	32.9%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashton	Hazard
Drove alone	85.4%	85.7%
Carpooled	14.6%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashton	Hazard
1-unit, detached	99.2%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Ashton	Hazard
Poverty rate	7.0%	25.0%
Average household size	2.07	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	19	46
Median year structure built	1938	1948