Ellendale vs Medford

A side-by-side comparison of Ellendale and Medford: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellendale and Medford are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Medford has the higher population (1,194 vs 626 in Ellendale). Medford has the higher median household income ($98,375 vs $80,417 in Ellendale). Medford has the higher median home value ($234,300 vs $150,000 in Ellendale).

Population, income & housing

	Ellendale	Medford
Population	626	1,194
Median age	40.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,417	$98,375
Median home value	$150,000	$234,300
Median gross rent	$820	$1,036
Housing units	303	473
Homeownership rate	78.2%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellendale	Medford
Population	739 → 626 (-15.3%)	1,404 → 1,194 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$56,316 → $80,417 (+42.8%)	$72,679 → $98,375 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$109,900 → $150,000 (+36.5%)	$162,200 → $234,300 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $820 (+4.2%)	$700 → $1,036 (+48.0%)

Ellendale

Population

739626

Median household income

$56,316$80,417

Median home value

$109,900$150,000

Median gross rent

$787$820

Medford

Population

1,4041,194

Median household income

$72,679$98,375

Median home value

$162,200$234,300

Median gross rent

$700$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellendale	Medford
Under 5	4.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	20.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	16.8%
45 to 54	21.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.2%	3.9%
75 and over	7.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellendale	Medford
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellendale	Medford
No high school diploma	5.8%	13.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellendale	Medford
Drove alone	71.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	11.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	9.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellendale	Medford
1-unit, detached	77.9%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.7%
20 or more units	4.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellendale	Medford
Poverty rate	2.4%	2.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1972	1982