Ellis vs Schoenchen

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

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

Ellis has the higher population (2,145 vs 228 in Schoenchen). Ellis has the higher median household income ($70,274 vs $65,313 in Schoenchen). Ellis has the higher median home value ($156,900 vs $150,800 in Schoenchen).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis	Schoenchen
Population	2,145	228
Median age	34.7 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,274	$65,313
Median home value	$156,900	$150,800
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	952	105
Homeownership rate	75.4%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis	Schoenchen
Population	2,047 → 2,145 (+4.8%)	170 → 228 (+34.1%)
Median household income	$49,803 → $70,274 (+41.1%)	$72,250 → $65,313 (-9.6%)
Median home value	$102,800 → $156,900 (+52.6%)	$107,900 → $150,800 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $761 (+7.3%)	—

Ellis

Population

2,0472,145

Median household income

$49,803$70,274

Median home value

$102,800$156,900

Median gross rent

$709$761

Schoenchen

Population

170228

Median household income

$72,250$65,313

Median home value

$107,900$150,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellis	Schoenchen
Under 5	6.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	23.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	21.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.5%
75 and over	8.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis	Schoenchen
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis	Schoenchen
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	28.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis	Schoenchen
Drove alone	90.4%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	7.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis	Schoenchen
1-unit, detached	88.8%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellis	Schoenchen
Poverty rate	17.1%	4.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1968	1960