Ellenville vs New Paltz

A side-by-side comparison of Ellenville and New Paltz: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Paltz has the higher population (8,028 vs 4,210 in Ellenville). Ellenville has the higher median household income ($82,181 vs $59,375 in New Paltz). New Paltz has the higher median home value ($397,800 vs $183,500 in Ellenville).

Population, income & housing

	Ellenville	New Paltz
Population	4,210	8,028
Median age	39.5 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,181	$59,375
Median home value	$183,500	$397,800
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,630
Housing units	1,874	2,519
Homeownership rate	59.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	69.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellenville	New Paltz
Population	4,032 → 4,210 (+4.4%)	7,165 → 8,028 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$47,472 → $82,181 (+73.1%)	$46,475 → $59,375 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $183,500 (+66.8%)	$274,800 → $397,800 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,132 (+30.6%)	$1,399 → $1,630 (+16.5%)

Ellenville

Population

4,0324,210

Median household income

$47,472$82,181

Median home value

$110,000$183,500

Median gross rent

$867$1,132

New Paltz

Population

7,1658,028

Median household income

$46,475$59,375

Median home value

$274,800$397,800

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellenville	New Paltz
Under 5	2.7%	1.6%
5 to 17	22.9%	7.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	59.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	4.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	6.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	3.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	3.9%
75 and over	4.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellenville	New Paltz
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	67.7%
Black or African American	4.9%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellenville	New Paltz
No high school diploma	14.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	26.7%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	35.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellenville	New Paltz
Drove alone	75.0%	52.7%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	9.1%	23.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellenville	New Paltz
1-unit, detached	51.5%	27.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	41.4%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	31.7%
20 or more units	3.4%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellenville	New Paltz
Poverty rate	23.7%	36.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1954	1972