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Ashton, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Ashton is a Census village of 935 people across 0.72 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $62,778, 63.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ashton
What Ashton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,298
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ashton
How many people live in Ashton
- Population935
- Median age38.9 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 18231 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1824.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over182 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households400
- Family households238
- Share of households that are families59.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ashton
- Median household income$62,778
- Per capita income$29,329
- Civilian labor force445
- Employed401 plus or minus 83
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over616
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ashton
- Housing units455
- Occupied units400
- Vacant units55 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate12.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied252 plus or minus 51
- Renter occupied148 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate63.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$898 plus or minus $343
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units331
- Share single family72.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more116 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more25.5 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ashton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute369 plus or minus 83
- Commuting under 15 minutes107 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more133 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone82.7 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ashton
Flood risk in Ashton
- NFIP communityVillage of Ashton
- NFIP community number170415
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/16
The Village of Ashton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170415 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Ashton
Lee County context, not Ashton figures
- Establishments in Lee County690
- Covered employment, Lee County12,375
- Average annual pay, Lee County$58,453
- Housing units permitted, Lee County43
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ashton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ashton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ashton, Illinois?
935, in 400 households. Ashton village covers 0.72 square miles of land, which is 1,298 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ashton in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ashton?
$62,778. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,200. Median gross rent is $898 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ashton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ashton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ashton, village of, community 170415, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ashton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ashton.
Is zoning published for Ashton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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