Ellston vs Redding

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

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

Redding has the higher population (42 vs 33 in Ellston). Since 2019, Ellston's population has grown faster (+10.0% vs -44.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Ellston	Redding
Population	33	42
Median age	36.8 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,714	—
Median home value	$21,800	—
Housing units	20	37
Homeownership rate	85.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.0%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellston	Redding
Population	30 → 33 (+10.0%)	76 → 42 (-44.7%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $65,714 (+34.8%)	$63,750 → $75,500 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$42,500 → $21,800 (-48.7%)	$106,300 → $152,500 (+43.5%)

Ellston

Population

3033

Median household income

$48,750$65,714

Median home value

$42,500$21,800

Redding

Population

7642

Median household income

$63,750$75,500

Median home value

$106,300$152,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellston	Redding
Under 5	12.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.1%	4.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	4.8%
35 to 44	18.2%	7.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.2%	23.8%
65 to 74	3.0%	42.9%
75 and over	21.2%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellston	Redding
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+

	Ellston	Redding
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	44.0%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellston	Redding
Drove alone	100.0%	50.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	50.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellston	Redding
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.6%
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	0.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Ellston	Redding
Poverty rate	3.0%	16.7%
Average household size	1.65	1.75
Median year structure built	1938	1938