Ashton

Population: 171
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $40,700

Located in Spink County, South Dakota, Ashton is a community with a population of 171. Its median household income of $63,125 runs below the Spink County figure of $73,011.

From 2019 to 2023, Ashton's population grew 48.7% from 115 to 171.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,125
Median home value: $40,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 66
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115171

Median household income

$53,750$63,125

Median home value

$59,400$40,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	115	$53,750	—
2020	91	$60,938	$59,400
2021	105	$55,625	$55,000
2022	163	$71,250	$50,800
2023	171	$63,125	$40,700

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4419.9%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 644.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	4.7%
5 to 17	37	21.6%
18 to 24	15	8.8%
25 to 34	14	8.2%
35 to 44	34	19.9%
45 to 54	23	13.5%
55 to 64	7	4.1%
65 to 74	15	8.8%
75 and over	18	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	169	98.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate55.0%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	9.9%
High school graduate	61	55.0%
Some college or associate's	33	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	6	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone48.3%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home36.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42	48.3%
Carpooled	13	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	36.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	76.4%
15 to 29 min	13	23.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 171)

	Count	Share
Family households	40	63.5%
Nonfamily households	23	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	63	95.5%
Vacant	3	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53	84.1%
Renter-occupied	10	15.9%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	62	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4602540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.9931, -98.4991