Bunker vs Ellington

A side-by-side comparison of Bunker and Ellington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ellington has the higher population (1,104 vs 323 in Bunker). Ellington has the higher median home value ($70,000 vs $49,000 in Bunker). Since 2019, Bunker's population has grown faster (+9.9% vs -6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Bunker	Ellington
Population	323	1,104
Median age	37.2 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$33,953
Median home value	$49,000	$70,000
Median gross rent	$431	$678
Housing units	183	431
Homeownership rate	43.3%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	33.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bunker	Ellington
Population	294 → 323 (+9.9%)	1,182 → 1,104 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$24,038 → $21,250 (-11.6%)	$24,891 → $33,953 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$48,900 → $49,000 (+0.2%)	$54,800 → $70,000 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$241 → $431 (+78.8%)	$590 → $678 (+14.9%)

Bunker

Population

294323

Median household income

$24,038$21,250

Median home value

$48,900$49,000

Median gross rent

$241$431

Ellington

Population

1,1821,104

Median household income

$24,891$33,953

Median home value

$54,800$70,000

Median gross rent

$590$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bunker	Ellington
Under 5	9.3%	9.4%
5 to 17	9.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	16.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	8.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	6.5%
75 and over	4.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bunker	Ellington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bunker	Ellington
No high school diploma	10.9%	29.6%
High school graduate	56.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bunker	Ellington
Drove alone	76.4%	74.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bunker	Ellington
1-unit, detached	39.9%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	46.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Bunker	Ellington
Poverty rate	37.0%	20.0%
Average household size	2.95	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1974	1972