Ashton township, IL

Lee County, IL

2022 population: 887 ( 298 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.8 square miles
Population density: 49.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	828	93.35%	25.7%
Black:	10	1.13%	23.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	11	1.24%	83.3%
2+ races:	9	1.01%	125.0%
Hispanic:	29	3.27%	35.6%

Total non-White:	59	6.65%	16.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-286	-29.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-1.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,185
1,114	94.01%
13	1.10%
3	0.25%
6	0.51%
4	0.34%
45	3.80%
71	5.99%

2000
1,312
1,243	94.74%
16	1.22%
1	0.08%
0	0.00%
6	0.46%
46	3.51%
69	5.26%

1990
1,260
1,221	96.90%
13	1.03%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
n/a
12	0.95%
39	3.10%

1980
1,376
1,364	99.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	0.87%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	0.87%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-129	-9.8
2	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

22	1.7
30	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-143	-10.4
27	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Ashton township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.6
172	19.4%
715	80.6%
174	19.6%

401
2.16

227	56.6%
175	77.1%
16	7.0%
174	43.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
287	24.2%
898	75.8%
182	15.4%

474
2.47

310	65.4%
244	78.7%
28	9.0%
164	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
374	28.5%
938	71.5%
190	14.5%

482
2.68

351	72.8%
259	73.8%
44	12.5%
131	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
330	26.2%
930	73.8%
203	16.1%

484
2.60

364	75.2%
319	87.6%
21	5.8%
120	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
406	29.5%
970	70.5%
225	16.4%

514
2.68

387	75.3%
339	87.6%
16	4.1%
127	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Ashton township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	31	7.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	7.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	33	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	55	13.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	64	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	7.2%

Median Household Income	59,271
Per Capita Income	30,601

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	5.2%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	89	22.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	399	72.5%
Unemployed	38	6.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	437	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	113	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	198	156	55.9%
Non-Profit	2	7	22.2%
Self-Employed	23	3	88.5%

Local Government	19	0	100.0%
State Government	16	3	84.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	221	159	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	10	78.7%
Total	258	169	60.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35	8.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	84	19.7%
Professional, Technical	50	11.7%
Service Occupations	73	17.1%
All others	185	43.3%

White Collar		39.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	99	23.2%
Health care and social assistance	43	10.1%
Construction	27	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	27	6.3%
Finance and insurance	26	6.1%
Retail trade	25	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	22	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	4.9%
Other services	20	4.7%
Public administration	20	4.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	4.2%
Information	17	4.0%
Educational services	16	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	3.3%
Utilities	12	2.8%
Wholesale trade	12	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	2.48%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	11	1.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	794	93.2%
Spanish	40	4.7%
Other Asian	11	1.3%
Other Indo-European	4	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	195	22.0%
Irish	116	13.1%
English	103	11.6%
American	67	7.6%
Polish	45	5.1%
Italian	43	4.8%
Norwegian	30	3.4%
European	26	2.9%
French	22	2.5%
Albanian	19	2.1%
Dutch	17	1.9%
Swedish	13	1.5%
Czech	6	0.7%
British	3	0.3%
Danish	3	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	880	99.2%
Not a citizen	7	0.8%

Native	840	94.7%
Foreign-born	47	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	3.3%	53	8.0%	267	40.3%	250	37.8%	36	5.4%	34	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	3.3%
9-12 Years	53	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	267	40.3%
Some College	250	37.8%
Bach. Degree	36	5.4%
Grad Degree	34	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +31	D +1	D + 5.0%
D +32
2020 vs. 2012	R +39	R +31	R + 2.6%
D +8
2020 vs. 2008	R +17	R +18	R + 2.2%
D -1

2016 vs. 2008	R -14	R +19	R + 7.2%
D -33
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	387	67.3%	Joe Biden (D)	174	30.3%	14	2.4%	575	27	21	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	356	66.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	142	26.6%	35	6.6%	533	28	21	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	348	65.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	166	31.3%	17	3.2%	531	25	18	0.01%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	370	66.9%	Barack Obama (D)	175	31.6%	8	1.4%	553	30	21	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	332	65.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	161	31.9%	11	2.2%	504	23	18	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ashton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

174

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

387

67.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

575

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Ashton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

142

26.6%

Donald Trump (R)

356

66.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

533

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Ashton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

166

31.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

348

65.5%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

531

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Ashton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

175

31.6%

John McCain (R)

370

66.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

553

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Ashton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

332

65.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

161

31.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

504

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ashton township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Kathy Salvi (R)	277	67.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	119	29.2%	12 [+]	2.9%	408	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 12 (2.9%);
2022	G	58%	Darren Bailey (R)	292	70.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	106	25.7%	15 [+]	3.6%	413	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 14 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	80%	Mark Curran (R)	371	65.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	178	31.3%	20 [+]	3.5%	569	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 11 (1.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 7 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	54%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	223	55.3%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	118	29.3%	62 [+]	15.4%	403	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 50 (12.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 12 (3.0%);
2016	S3	67%	Mark Kirk* (R)	362	69.0%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	127	24.2%	36 [+]	6.9%	525	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 25 (4.8%); Scott Summers (Green) 11 (2.1%);
2014	S2	43%	Jim Oberweis (R)	243	69.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	89	25.4%	19 [+]	5.4%	351	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 19 (5.4%);
2014	G	43%	Bruce Rauner (R)	251	71.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	83	23.5%	19 [+]	5.4%	353	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 18 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	456
Median Value	$105,400

Occupied	401	87.9%
Vacant	55	12.1%

Owned	283	70.6%
Rented	118	29.4%
Median Rent	$785

Single-Family Units	340	74.6%
Detached	340	74.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	53	11.6%
Mobile Homes	14	3.1%

Ashton township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ashton township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Ashton township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ashton township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ashton township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ashton township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ashton township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ashton township, IL