Ellenton vs Palmetto

A side-by-side comparison of Ellenton and Palmetto: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellenton and Palmetto are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmetto has the higher population (13,449 vs 5,454 in Ellenton). Ellenton has the higher median household income ($69,191 vs $61,538 in Palmetto). Ellenton has the higher median home value ($278,100 vs $256,700 in Palmetto).

Population, income & housing

	Ellenton	Palmetto
Population	5,454	13,449
Median age	44.3 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,191	$61,538
Median home value	$278,100	$256,700
Median gross rent	$1,600	$1,286
Housing units	2,083	7,222
Homeownership rate	66.5%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellenton	Palmetto
Population	4,192 → 5,454 (+30.1%)	13,611 → 13,449 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$56,937 → $69,191 (+21.5%)	$48,301 → $61,538 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $278,100 (+129.6%)	$156,700 → $256,700 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,600 (+80.4%)	$938 → $1,286 (+37.1%)

Ellenton

Population

4,1925,454

Median household income

$56,937$69,191

Median home value

$121,100$278,100

Median gross rent

$887$1,600

Palmetto

Population

13,61113,449

Median household income

$48,301$61,538

Median home value

$156,700$256,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellenton	Palmetto
Under 5	4.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	4.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.3%
75 and over	14.2%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellenton	Palmetto
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	63.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellenton	Palmetto
No high school diploma	6.1%	11.0%
High school graduate	46.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellenton	Palmetto
Drove alone	62.1%	70.5%
Carpooled	22.4%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.3%	2.9%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellenton	Palmetto
1-unit, detached	61.6%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	18.7%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellenton	Palmetto
Poverty rate	9.1%	14.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1988	1980