Ellsworth vs Stratford

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

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

Stratford has the higher population (696 vs 525 in Ellsworth). Ellsworth has the higher median household income ($73,021 vs $40,833 in Stratford). Ellsworth has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $81,100 in Stratford).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	Stratford
Population	525	696
Median age	31.7 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,021	$40,833
Median home value	$125,000	$81,100
Median gross rent	$931	$580
Housing units	225	385
Homeownership rate	78.9%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	Stratford
Population	510 → 525 (+2.9%)	616 → 696 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$68,571 → $73,021 (+6.5%)	$46,458 → $40,833 (-12.1%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $125,000 (+49.3%)	$77,600 → $81,100 (+4.5%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $931 (+7.3%)	$746 → $580 (-22.3%)

Ellsworth

Population

510525

Median household income

$68,571$73,021

Median home value

$83,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$868$931

Stratford

Population

616696

Median household income

$46,458$40,833

Median home value

$77,600$81,100

Median gross rent

$746$580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	Stratford
Under 5	8.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	22.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.9%
25 to 34	18.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	7.2%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	16.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	16.4%
75 and over	4.8%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	Stratford
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
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%	3.7%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	Stratford
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	26.8%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	Stratford
Drove alone	89.6%	81.2%
Carpooled	3.3%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	8.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	7.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	Stratford
1-unit, detached	84.9%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	Stratford
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.3%
Average household size	2.46	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1938	1961