Ellsworth vs Jewell Junction

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

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

Jewell Junction has the higher population (1,225 vs 525 in Ellsworth). Jewell Junction has the higher median household income ($75,313 vs $73,021 in Ellsworth). Jewell Junction has the higher median home value ($128,300 vs $125,000 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
Population	525	1,225
Median age	31.7 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,021	$75,313
Median home value	$125,000	$128,300
Median gross rent	$931	$863
Housing units	225	595
Homeownership rate	78.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
Population	510 → 525 (+2.9%)	1,187 → 1,225 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$68,571 → $73,021 (+6.5%)	$67,188 → $75,313 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $125,000 (+49.3%)	$112,600 → $128,300 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $931 (+7.3%)	$761 → $863 (+13.4%)

Ellsworth

Population

510525

Median household income

$68,571$73,021

Median home value

$83,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$868$931

Jewell Junction

Population

1,1871,225

Median household income

$67,188$75,313

Median home value

$112,600$128,300

Median gross rent

$761$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
Under 5	8.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	22.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	18.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	18.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	5.9%
75 and over	4.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	5.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
No high school diploma	5.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	26.8%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
Drove alone	89.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.9%
Worked from home	1.7%	5.8%
Other means	1.3%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
1-unit, detached	84.9%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	Jewell Junction
Poverty rate	3.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1938	1951