Ashford vs South Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Ashford and South Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashford and South Prairie are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ashford has the higher population (570 vs 371 in South Prairie). South Prairie has the higher median household income ($112,917 vs $110,785 in Ashford). Since 2019, South Prairie's population has grown faster (+14.2% vs +7.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashford	South Prairie
Population	570	371
Median age	43.5 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,785	$112,917
Median home value	—	$391,700
Housing units	213	133
Homeownership rate	77.9%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashford	South Prairie
Population	531 → 570 (+7.3%)	325 → 371 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$45,856 → $110,785 (+141.6%)	$85,313 → $112,917 (+32.4%)
Median home value	—	$244,700 → $391,700 (+60.1%)

Ashford

Population

531570

Median household income

$45,856$110,785

South Prairie

Population

325371

Median household income

$85,313$112,917

Median home value

$244,700$391,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashford	South Prairie
Under 5	3.0%	12.9%
5 to 17	3.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	21.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	22.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	2.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	32.8%	18.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.3%
75 and over	14.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashford	South Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashford	South Prairie
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	42.1%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashford	South Prairie
Drove alone	75.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	15.4%	23.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashford	South Prairie
1-unit, detached	77.9%	85.0%
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	22.1%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashford	South Prairie
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1960	1980