About Ashton

Ashton is a very small town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,400 people and just one neighborhood, Ashton is the 60th largest community in Idaho.

Ashton is a blue-collar town, with 35.3% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Ashton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ashton who work in sales jobs (10.78%), office and administrative support jobs (10.78%), and teaching (9.56%).

Another important characteristic of Ashton is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 8.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small town, Ashton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Ashton Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Ashton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 16.02% of the adults in Ashton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ashton in 2000 was $13,694, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,776 for a family of four.

Ashton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ashton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ashton is White, followed by Native American. Ashton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.25% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Ashton include German and English.

The most common language spoken in Ashton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.