Ellsinore vs Van Buren

A side-by-side comparison of Ellsinore and Van Buren: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellsinore and Van Buren are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Van Buren has the higher population (1,146 vs 581 in Ellsinore). Ellsinore has the higher median household income ($48,693 vs $20,441 in Van Buren). Ellsinore has the higher median home value ($153,600 vs $77,400 in Van Buren).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
Population	581	1,146
Median age	36.4 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,693	$20,441
Median home value	$153,600	$77,400
Median gross rent	$682	$369
Housing units	255	524
Homeownership rate	48.6%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
Population	545 → 581 (+6.6%)	897 → 1,146 (+27.8%)
Median household income	$37,778 → $48,693 (+28.9%)	$29,868 → $20,441 (-31.6%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $153,600 (+93.5%)	$105,900 → $77,400 (-26.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $682 (+13.7%)	$614 → $369 (-39.9%)

Ellsinore

Population

545581

Median household income

$37,778$48,693

Median home value

$79,400$153,600

Median gross rent

$600$682

Van Buren

Population

8971,146

Median household income

$29,868$20,441

Median home value

$105,900$77,400

Median gross rent

$614$369

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
Under 5	8.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	11.4%	30.5%
18 to 24	16.5%	3.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	5.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	16.9%	18.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.8%
75 and over	8.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
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	5.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
No high school diploma	23.7%	19.3%
High school graduate	33.4%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
Drove alone	85.3%	69.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	23.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
1-unit, detached	79.6%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Ellsinore	Van Buren
Poverty rate	14.6%	45.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1976	1973