Ashton

Population: 837
Median household income: $61,389
Median home value: $106,300

Ashton is a community in Lee County, Illinois, home to 837 residents. The median household income of $61,389 is below the Lee County median ($68,459).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ashton's population declined 11.7% from 948 to 837, while its median home value rose 8.7% from $97,800 to $106,300.

9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 837
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,389
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 435
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

948837

Median household income

$54,844$61,389

Median home value

$97,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$777$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	948	$54,844	$97,800	$777
2020	827	$53,125	$95,900	$779
2021	795	$53,819	$94,400	$718
2022	808	$57,344	$100,800	$785
2023	837	$61,389	$106,300	$931

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	7.3%
5 to 17	109	13.0%
18 to 24	76	9.1%
25 to 34	87	10.4%
35 to 44	79	9.4%
45 to 54	123	14.7%
55 to 64	134	16.0%
65 to 74	105	12.5%
75 and over	63	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	716	85.5%
Black or African American	7	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	14.2%
High school graduate	242	40.9%
Some college or associate's	210	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	32	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	263	74.3%
Carpooled	49	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	4.0%
Other means	14	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	34.7%
15 to 29 min	123	36.2%
30 to 44 min	42	12.4%
45 to 59 min	25	7.4%
60+ min	32	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 15.8% (132 of 837)

	Count	Share
Family households	230	60.8%
Nonfamily households	148	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	378	86.9%
Vacant	57	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	220	58.2%
Renter-occupied	158	41.8%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	292	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	75	17.2%
5 to 19 units	23	5.3%
20 or more units	32	7.4%
Mobile home & other	13	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1702583
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8684, -89.2231