Arrowsmith vs Ellsworth

A side-by-side comparison of Arrowsmith and Ellsworth: population, income, housing, and more.

Arrowsmith and Ellsworth are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arrowsmith has the higher population (381 vs 229 in Ellsworth). Arrowsmith has the higher median household income ($85,592 vs $73,438 in Ellsworth). Ellsworth has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $101,200 in Arrowsmith).

Population, income & housing

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
Population	381	229
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,592	$73,438
Median home value	$101,200	$123,500
Median gross rent	$1,042	$917
Housing units	139	100
Homeownership rate	85.3%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
Population	332 → 381 (+14.8%)	270 → 229 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $85,592 (+53.9%)	$38,125 → $73,438 (+92.6%)
Median home value	$90,500 → $101,200 (+11.8%)	$106,300 → $123,500 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,042 (-3.8%)	$765 → $917 (+19.9%)

Arrowsmith

Population

332381

Median household income

$55,625$85,592

Median home value

$90,500$101,200

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,042

Ellsworth

Population

270229

Median household income

$38,125$73,438

Median home value

$106,300$123,500

Median gross rent

$765$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
Under 5	3.9%	10.5%
5 to 17	29.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.9%
55 to 64	6.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.7%	6.1%
75 and over	3.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	99.1%
Black or African American	11.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
No high school diploma	2.5%	8.4%
High school graduate	54.2%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
Drove alone	87.8%	94.3%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
1-unit, detached	79.1%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arrowsmith	Ellsworth
Poverty rate	40.3%	25.8%
Average household size	2.95	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1956	1938