Alden vs Ellsworth

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

Alden and Ellsworth are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ellsworth has the higher population (284 vs 92 in Alden). Ellsworth has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $55,893 in Alden). Alden has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $153,100 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Alden	Ellsworth
Population	92	284
Median age	54.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,893	$70,000
Median home value	$171,900	$153,100
Median gross rent	—	$386
Housing units	141	149
Homeownership rate	73.6%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alden	Ellsworth
Population	125 → 92 (-26.4%)	339 → 284 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $55,893 (-0.6%)	$60,938 → $70,000 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$175,000 → $171,900 (-1.8%)	$107,900 → $153,100 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$570 → $386 (-32.3%)

Alden

Population

12592

Median household income

$56,250$55,893

Median home value

$175,000$171,900

Ellsworth

Population

339284

Median household income

$60,938$70,000

Median home value

$107,900$153,100

Median gross rent

$570$386

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alden	Ellsworth
Under 5	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	9.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	12.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	26.1%	18.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	20.7%	12.0%
75 and over	6.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alden	Ellsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alden	Ellsworth
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alden	Ellsworth
Drove alone	35.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	33.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.0%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alden	Ellsworth
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Alden	Ellsworth
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.8%
Average household size	1.74	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1953	1971