Ashton, IA Population

Overview

543

Total Population

37.8

Median age

55.62%

Female population %

79.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ashton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ashton is 37.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashton's population under 18 was 27.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashton, 26.70% were under the age of 15, 13.26% aged 15 to 29, 46.22% aged 30 to 64, 13.26% aged 65 to 84, and 0.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 61 more females than males in Ashton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.62% females and 44.38% males in Ashton, IA.
The Ashton, IA gender ratio is 79.8:100 i.e. 79.8 men to 100 women (0.798).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 43.

Ashton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashton population: 96.69% are White and 3.31% are multiracial.
Ashton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 523 (96.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashton is White with a population of 525 (96.69% of the total population).

Ashton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 458 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Ashton's population increased by 5 (1.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashton's population decreased by 5 (1.09%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ashton's population was lowest in year 2009 at 412.