Ashton, SD Population

Overview

105

Total Population

43.3

Median age

50.48%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

32.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ashton is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashton's population under 18 was 18.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashton, 3.81% were under the age of 15, 20.00% aged 15 to 29, 55.24% aged 30 to 64, 19.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Ashton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.48% females and 49.52% males in Ashton, SD.
The Ashton, SD gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 12.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 14.

Ashton's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashton population: 98.10% are White and 1.90% are multiracial.
Ashton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 105 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashton is White with a population of 103 (98.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 150 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ashton's population decreased by 28 (18.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashton's population decreased by 14 (11.48%), 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 2022 at 105.