Overview
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Total Population
41.6
Median age
46.09%
Female population %
117:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
70.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
2
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Ashton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Ashton is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Ashton's population under 18 was 21.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Ashton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Ashton, 14.78% were under the age of 15, 23.91% aged 15 to 29, 34.78% aged 30 to 64, 23.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.48% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 18 less females than males in Ashton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.09% females and 53.91% males in Ashton, NE.
- The Ashton, NE gender ratio is 117:100 i.e. 117 men to 100 women (1.170).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 19.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 16.
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Race / Ethnicity
Ashton's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Ashton population: 99.13% are White, 0.43% are some other race and 0.43% are multiracial.
- Ashton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 228 (99.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Ashton is White with a population of 228 (99.13% of the total population).
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Year by year
Ashton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 235 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Ashton's population decreased by 40 (17.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Ashton's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), 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 2019 at 182.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)