CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ashton

Idaho · 1,128 residents · 0.64 sq mi

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Ashton is a city of 1,128 people in Idaho. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $35,400. Households here earn about 23% less than in Idaho as a whole. Renters pay $263 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,128

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 1,129 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(108)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(83)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(86)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(61)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(141)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(119)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(109)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(94)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,500

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,282 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,335

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,731 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,400

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.8% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85%(960)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino13.9%(157)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(1,006)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(127)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other10.5%(118)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.4%(247)

Ancestry

German30%(425)

Irish26%(369)

English15.2%(215)

American4.6%(65)

Danish4.3%(61)

Welsh3.8%(54)

Norwegian3%(42)

Dutch2.8%(39)

Russian2%(29)

Swedish1.3%(18)

Scottish1.1%(16)

Swiss1%(14)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(11)

Subsaharan African0.7%(10)

Italian0.6%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(8)

British0.5%(7)

Serbian0.5%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 15.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(140)

Married64.3%(385)

Widowed7%(42)

Divorced5.3%(32)

Women 15+

Never married14%(72)

Married65.2%(336)

Widowed5.4%(28)

Divorced15.3%(79)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−20.1 ptssince 2013

from 33.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.4%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.9%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 67 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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