Ellenton vs Whitfield

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

Ellenton and Whitfield 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 4,745 in Whitfield). Whitfield has the higher median household income ($102,200 vs $69,191 in Ellenton). Whitfield has the higher median home value ($415,200 vs $278,100 in Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Ellenton	Whitfield
Population	5,454	4,745
Median age	44.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,191	$102,200
Median home value	$278,100	$415,200
Median gross rent	$1,600	$2,059
Housing units	2,083	1,873
Homeownership rate	66.5%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellenton	Whitfield
Population	4,192 → 5,454 (+30.1%)	3,743 → 4,745 (+26.8%)
Median household income	$56,937 → $69,191 (+21.5%)	$85,391 → $102,200 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$121,100 → $278,100 (+129.6%)	$261,000 → $415,200 (+59.1%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,600 (+80.4%)	$1,042 → $2,059 (+97.6%)

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

Whitfield

Population

3,7434,745

Median household income

$85,391$102,200

Median home value

$261,000$415,200

Median gross rent

$1,042$2,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellenton	Whitfield
Under 5	4.5%	10.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.5%
25 to 34	4.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	16.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.4%
75 and over	14.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellenton	Whitfield
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	70.7%
Black or African American	3.9%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellenton	Whitfield
No high school diploma	6.1%	4.8%
High school graduate	46.5%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellenton	Whitfield
Drove alone	62.1%	72.3%
Carpooled	22.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.2%	18.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellenton	Whitfield
1-unit, detached	61.6%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellenton	Whitfield
Poverty rate	9.1%	8.7%
Average household size	2.82	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1988	1970