Ellenton vs Samoset

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

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

Ellenton has the higher population (5,454 vs 4,433 in Samoset). Ellenton has the higher median household income ($69,191 vs $51,780 in Samoset). Ellenton has the higher median home value ($278,100 vs $171,400 in Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Ellenton	Samoset
Population	5,454	4,433
Median age	44.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,191	$51,780
Median home value	$278,100	$171,400
Median gross rent	$1,600	$1,355
Housing units	2,083	1,343
Homeownership rate	66.5%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellenton	Samoset
Population	4,192 → 5,454 (+30.1%)	4,399 → 4,433 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$56,937 → $69,191 (+21.5%)	$36,966 → $51,780 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $278,100 (+129.6%)	$103,700 → $171,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,600 (+80.4%)	$1,052 → $1,355 (+28.8%)

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

Samoset

Population

4,3994,433

Median household income

$36,966$51,780

Median home value

$103,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellenton	Samoset
Under 5	4.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	23.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	4.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	7.4%
75 and over	14.2%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellenton	Samoset
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	31.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellenton	Samoset
No high school diploma	6.1%	44.3%
High school graduate	46.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellenton	Samoset
Drove alone	62.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	22.4%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	4.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellenton	Samoset
1-unit, detached	61.6%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellenton	Samoset
Poverty rate	9.1%	17.4%
Average household size	2.82	3.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1988	1973