Ellsworth vs Towanda

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

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

Towanda has the higher population (356 vs 229 in Ellsworth). Towanda has the higher median household income ($78,611 vs $73,438 in Ellsworth). Towanda has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $123,500 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	Towanda
Population	229	356
Median age	36.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,438	$78,611
Median home value	$123,500	$158,200
Median gross rent	$917	$942
Housing units	100	178
Homeownership rate	80.6%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	Towanda
Population	270 → 229 (-15.2%)	436 → 356 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $73,438 (+92.6%)	$62,917 → $78,611 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $123,500 (+16.2%)	$137,200 → $158,200 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $917 (+19.9%)	$721 → $942 (+30.7%)

Ellsworth

Population

270229

Median household income

$38,125$73,438

Median home value

$106,300$123,500

Median gross rent

$765$917

Towanda

Population

436356

Median household income

$62,917$78,611

Median home value

$137,200$158,200

Median gross rent

$721$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	Towanda
Under 5	10.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.8%	10.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.3%
75 and over	6.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	Towanda
No high school diploma	8.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	49.4%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	Towanda
Drove alone	94.3%	79.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	Towanda
1-unit, detached	95.0%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	Towanda
Poverty rate	25.8%	11.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1938	1954