Ellsworth vs Williams

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

Ellsworth and Williams 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 330 in Williams). Ellsworth has the higher median household income ($73,021 vs $50,750 in Williams). Ellsworth has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $85,300 in Williams).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	Williams
Population	525	330
Median age	31.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,021	$50,750
Median home value	$125,000	$85,300
Median gross rent	$931	$660
Housing units	225	171
Homeownership rate	78.9%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	Williams
Population	510 → 525 (+2.9%)	364 → 330 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$68,571 → $73,021 (+6.5%)	$49,375 → $50,750 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $125,000 (+49.3%)	$66,900 → $85,300 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $931 (+7.3%)	$498 → $660 (+32.5%)

Ellsworth

Population

510525

Median household income

$68,571$73,021

Median home value

$83,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$868$931

Williams

Population

364330

Median household income

$49,375$50,750

Median home value

$66,900$85,300

Median gross rent

$498$660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	Williams
Under 5	8.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	20.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.8%
75 and over	4.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	Williams
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	88.2%
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	5.5%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	Williams
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	26.8%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	47.9%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	Williams
Drove alone	89.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	4.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.5%
Other means	1.3%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	Williams
1-unit, detached	84.9%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	Williams
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1938	1940