Delphos vs Ellston

A side-by-side comparison of Delphos and Ellston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ellston has the higher population (33 vs 22 in Delphos). Delphos has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $65,714 in Ellston). Delphos has the higher median home value ($55,000 vs $21,800 in Ellston).

Population, income & housing

	Delphos	Ellston
Population	22	33
Median age	23.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$65,714
Median home value	$55,000	$21,800
Housing units	6	20
Homeownership rate	50.0%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delphos	Ellston
Population	27 → 22 (-18.5%)	30 → 33 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$25,000 → $73,333 (+193.3%)	$48,750 → $65,714 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$28,600 → $55,000 (+92.3%)	$42,500 → $21,800 (-48.7%)

Delphos

Population

2722

Median household income

$25,000$73,333

Median home value

$28,600$55,000

Ellston

Population

3033

Median household income

$48,750$65,714

Median home value

$42,500$21,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delphos	Ellston
Under 5	22.7%	12.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	22.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	18.2%
45 to 54	18.2%	6.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	18.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	3.0%
75 and over	0.0%	21.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delphos	Ellston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delphos	Ellston
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	75.0%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	44.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delphos	Ellston
Drove alone	87.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delphos	Ellston
1-unit, detached	83.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delphos	Ellston
Poverty rate	4.5%	3.0%
Average household size	3.67	1.65
Median year structure built	1938	1938