Ellisburg vs Henderson

A side-by-side comparison of Ellisburg and Henderson: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellisburg and Henderson are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Henderson has the higher population (240 vs 229 in Ellisburg). Ellisburg has the higher median home value ($178,600 vs $116,700 in Henderson). Since 2019, Ellisburg's population has grown faster (+2.7% vs -12.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Ellisburg	Henderson
Population	229	240
Median age	35.6 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	—
Median home value	$178,600	$116,700
Median gross rent	$850	$799
Housing units	72	121
Homeownership rate	69.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	28.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellisburg	Henderson
Population	223 → 229 (+2.7%)	273 → 240 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $68,125 (+47.3%)	$30,417 → $27,917 (-8.2%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $178,600 (+32.3%)	$132,400 → $116,700 (-11.9%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $850 (-5.6%)	$666 → $799 (+20.0%)

Ellisburg

Population

223229

Median household income

$46,250$68,125

Median home value

$135,000$178,600

Median gross rent

$900$850

Henderson

Population

273240

Median household income

$30,417$27,917

Median home value

$132,400$116,700

Median gross rent

$666$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellisburg	Henderson
Under 5	8.7%	14.2%
5 to 17	30.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	0.9%	15.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	20.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	2.1%
45 to 54	1.3%	2.5%
55 to 64	16.6%	8.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.9%
75 and over	7.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellisburg	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	74.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellisburg	Henderson
No high school diploma	10.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	42.8%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellisburg	Henderson
Drove alone	73.1%	65.3%
Carpooled	20.5%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	27.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellisburg	Henderson
1-unit, detached	77.8%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	28.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellisburg	Henderson
Poverty rate	16.2%	59.6%
Average household size	3.32	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1938	1938