Ashland, IL

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2022 Population

1,171

3.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.7

2.58% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

6.59%

7.32% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$66,319

4.32% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$109,800

3.29% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ashland, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.96%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.45%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.683%), and White (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Ashland, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Ashland, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Ashland, IL was $109,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Ashland, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Ashland, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Ashland, IL employs 620 people. The largest industries in Ashland, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (110 people), Public Administration (84 people), and Educational Services (59 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($138,235), Public Administration ($78,125), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($62,955).

Employment

Occupations

620

2022 Value

± 102

−2.52%

1 Year decline

± 23.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ashland, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (117 people), Management Occupations (60 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (52 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ashland, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

620

2022 Value

± 102

−2.52%

1 Year decline

± 23.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ashland, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (110 people), Public Administration (84 people), and Educational Services (59 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ashland, IL, though some of these residents may live in Ashland, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ashland, IL was $109,800 in 2022, which is 0.389 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $106,300 to $109,800, a 3.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Ashland, IL is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Ashland, IL have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ashland, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$109,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,486

$424

Median Property Taxes

±$70

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ashland, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ashland, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ashland, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Ashland, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,319

Median Household Income

± $6,748

497

Number of Households

± 78

The following chart displays the households in Ashland, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ashland, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.9%)
Carpooled (15.2%)
Worked At Home (4.84%)

In 2022, 76.9% of workers in Ashland, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.2%) and those who worked at home (4.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ashland, IL have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.339% of the workforce in Ashland, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ashland, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ashland, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ashland, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.59% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ashland, IL (77 out of 1.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ashland, IL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.22%

Uninsured

48.6%

Employer Coverage

17.6%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

3.17%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ashland, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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