Ellinger vs Plum

A side-by-side comparison of Ellinger and Plum: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellinger and Plum are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plum has the higher population (256 vs 222 in Ellinger). Plum has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $59,625 in Ellinger). Since 2019, Ellinger's population has grown faster (+26.9% vs -43.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ellinger	Plum
Population	222	256
Median age	38.0 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,625	$71,250
Median home value	$214,300	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	137	128
Homeownership rate	80.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellinger	Plum
Population	175 → 222 (+26.9%)	456 → 256 (-43.9%)
Median household income	$58,942 → $59,625 (+1.2%)	$68,393 → $71,250 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$270,000 → $214,300 (-20.6%)	$85,800 → $308,600 (+259.7%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $775 (+7.5%)	—

Ellinger

Population

175222

Median household income

$58,942$59,625

Median home value

$270,000$214,300

Median gross rent

$721$775

Plum

Population

456256

Median household income

$68,393$71,250

Median home value

$85,800$308,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellinger	Plum
Under 5	9.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	18.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	31.3%
35 to 44	18.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	1.4%	19.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	1.2%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.8%
75 and over	13.1%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellinger	Plum
White (non-Hispanic)	55.0%	42.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	55.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellinger	Plum
No high school diploma	8.1%	39.7%
High school graduate	37.6%	4.8%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellinger	Plum
Drove alone	73.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellinger	Plum
1-unit, detached	82.5%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Ellinger	Plum
Poverty rate	7.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1975	1985