Ellsworth vs Stanhope

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

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

Ellsworth has the higher population (525 vs 515 in Stanhope). Ellsworth has the higher median household income ($73,021 vs $64,479 in Stanhope). Ellsworth has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $106,400 in Stanhope).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
Population	525	515
Median age	31.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,021	$64,479
Median home value	$125,000	$106,400
Median gross rent	$931	$564
Housing units	225	230
Homeownership rate	78.9%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
Population	510 → 525 (+2.9%)	405 → 515 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$68,571 → $73,021 (+6.5%)	$44,821 → $64,479 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $125,000 (+49.3%)	$81,900 → $106,400 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $931 (+7.3%)	$608 → $564 (-7.2%)

Ellsworth

Population

510525

Median household income

$68,571$73,021

Median home value

$83,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$868$931

Stanhope

Population

405515

Median household income

$44,821$64,479

Median home value

$81,900$106,400

Median gross rent

$608$564

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
Under 5	8.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	22.1%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	13.4%
25 to 34	18.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	7.4%
55 to 64	12.0%	17.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
No high school diploma	5.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	26.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
Drove alone	89.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	3.3%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	9.3%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
1-unit, detached	84.9%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	Stanhope
Poverty rate	3.4%	11.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1938	1950