Ellis vs Hays

A side-by-side comparison of Ellis and Hays: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellis and Hays are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hays has the higher population (21,078 vs 2,145 in Ellis). Ellis has the higher median household income ($70,274 vs $56,861 in Hays). Hays has the higher median home value ($220,100 vs $156,900 in Ellis).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis	Hays
Population	2,145	21,078
Median age	34.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,274	$56,861
Median home value	$156,900	$220,100
Median gross rent	—	$890
Housing units	952	9,708
Homeownership rate	75.4%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis	Hays
Population	2,047 → 2,145 (+4.8%)	20,899 → 21,078 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$49,803 → $70,274 (+41.1%)	$50,040 → $56,861 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$102,800 → $156,900 (+52.6%)	$176,900 → $220,100 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $761 (+7.3%)	$707 → $890 (+25.9%)

Ellis

Population

2,0472,145

Median household income

$49,803$70,274

Median home value

$102,800$156,900

Median gross rent

$709$761

Hays

Population

20,89921,078

Median household income

$50,040$56,861

Median home value

$176,900$220,100

Median gross rent

$707$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellis	Hays
Under 5	6.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	23.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	8.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.9%
75 and over	8.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis	Hays
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis	Hays
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis	Hays
Drove alone	90.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	4.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis	Hays
1-unit, detached	88.8%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	7.5%
20 or more units	7.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Ellis	Hays
Poverty rate	17.1%	19.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1968	1972