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.

When you are in Ashton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.3% of Ashton's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. 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%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Ashton work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

A relatively large number of people in Ashton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Being a small town, Ashton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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.