Elco vs Millsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Elco and Millsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Elco and Millsboro are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Millsboro has the higher population (313 vs 278 in Elco). Since 2019, Elco's population has grown faster (-2.8% vs -33.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Elco	Millsboro
Population	278	313
Median age	45.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,667	—
Median home value	$129,700	—
Median gross rent	$967	—
Housing units	152	145
Homeownership rate	74.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elco	Millsboro
Population	286 → 278 (-2.8%)	472 → 313 (-33.7%)
Median household income	$30,179 → $66,667 (+120.9%)	$31,875 → $91,154 (+186.0%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $129,700 (+76.5%)	$69,200 → $201,800 (+191.6%)
Median gross rent	$485 → $967 (+99.4%)	—

Elco

Population

286278

Median household income

$30,179$66,667

Median home value

$73,500$129,700

Median gross rent

$485$967

Millsboro

Population

472313

Median household income

$31,875$91,154

Median home value

$69,200$201,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elco	Millsboro
Under 5	1.1%	11.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	7.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	30.7%
25 to 34	5.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	22.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	19.4%	22.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	7.3%
65 to 74	12.9%	10.5%
75 and over	5.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elco	Millsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	13.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elco	Millsboro
No high school diploma	11.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	51.6%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	25.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elco	Millsboro
Drove alone	71.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elco	Millsboro
1-unit, detached	90.1%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Elco	Millsboro
Poverty rate	30.7%	18.2%
Average household size	2.05	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1941	1972