COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashmore vs Charleston
PLACE A
Ashmore, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Ashmore is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $35,799 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -19%).
ASHMORECHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population627159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density7791,386−607
Population growth-18.9%25.1%−44.0 pts
Median age37.936.6+1.3
Male49.5%47.7%+1.8 pts
Female50.5%52.3%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%71.7%+19.5 pts
Black7.4%15.8%−8.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%6.1%−5.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.6%4.5%−4.0 pts
Median household income$56,615$92,414−$35,799
Per capita income$28,839$59,875−$31,036
Poverty rate16.2%12.3%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.492−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%58.3%−43.9 pts
Graduate degree2.5%22.8%−20.4 pts
Unemployment rate14.1%3.4%+10.7 pts
Labor force participation67.1%67.6%−0.4 pts
Median home value$91,700$509,700−$418,000
Median gross rent$841$1,722−$881
Owner-occupied78.5%55.6%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.1%12.1%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households37.3%51.8%−14.5 pts
Average commute24.724.2+0.5
Worked from home6.4%19.4%−13.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.0%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025