Ashton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,759. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ASHTON-IL · Ashton, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,759 pop · #10741/25278 · Lee County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $75,938
  • RANK-MID #10741/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franklin Grove
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,759
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $155,500

Nearest income peer: Franklin Grove, IL ( $492 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ashton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ashton, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,759
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,938
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 61006 (1,759 residents). Household income $75,938 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashton as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Niles is the closest lower-income city and Gilson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 61006, is all of Ashton

There is no split to weigh here: 61006 holds every one of Ashton's 1,759 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ashton

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 731 employees , annual payroll $38,075k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61006 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (6) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ashton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ashton. See the Lee County roll-up →

Ashton sits in the upper half of Lee County on income: Dixon, Amboy and Paw Paw report less, while Steward, Lee and West Brooklyn report more. Steward marks the far end of that range at $109,375, 44% above Ashton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61006 1,759 $75,938 24 10

Ashton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ashton, .