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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ashton is $23,794, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ashton median household income is $41,842, which has grown by 4.88% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ashton residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #660

Ashton, IL	23,794 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashton, IL	25,552 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashton, IL	33,750 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashton, IL	24,402 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #915

Ashton, IL	41,842 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ashton, IL	51,937 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1089

Ashton, IL	4.88%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ashton, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.00%	$11,482, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.66%	$16,952, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.88%	$275, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.29%	$18,102, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ashton, IL	53,869 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ashton, IL	64,204 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ashton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$41,842, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ashton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$45,938, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,500, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,375, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$35,833, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ashton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	769, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	373, 48.50%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	274, 73.46%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.80%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	271, 72.65%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	252, 92.99%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 7.01%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	99, 26.54%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	396, 51.50%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	261, 65.91%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	261, 65.91%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	234, 89.66%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 10.34%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	135, 34.09%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ashton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	485, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	348, 71.75%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	77, 15.88%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.62%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	40, 8.25%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17, 3.51%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ashton, IL	17.5 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ashton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	486	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	252, 51.85%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62, 24.60%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	17, 6.75%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40, 15.87%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 2.78%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	26, 10.32%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81, 32.14%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	234, 48.15%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	73, 31.20%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	52, 22.22%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	50, 21.37%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 23.93%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ashton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	486, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 2.06%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	31, 6.38%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	158, 32.51%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 1.03%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	71, 14.61%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	33, 6.79%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	5, 1.03%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27, 5.56%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6, 1.23%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	75, 15.43%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	19, 3.91%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 2.88%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	32, 6.58%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ashton, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	63	6.65%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7	3.23%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.