Ellsworth vs Prescott

A side-by-side comparison of Ellsworth and Prescott: population, income, housing, and more.

Ellsworth and Prescott are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Prescott has the higher population (4,376 vs 3,323 in Ellsworth). Prescott has the higher median household income ($82,730 vs $72,609 in Ellsworth). Prescott has the higher median home value ($282,100 vs $229,400 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	Prescott
Population	3,323	4,376
Median age	39.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,609	$82,730
Median home value	$229,400	$282,100
Median gross rent	$926	$1,284
Housing units	1,514	2,088
Homeownership rate	59.9%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	Prescott
Population	3,280 → 3,323 (+1.3%)	4,258 → 4,376 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$71,152 → $72,609 (+2.0%)	$75,603 → $82,730 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$157,400 → $229,400 (+45.7%)	$186,500 → $282,100 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $926 (+23.8%)	$958 → $1,284 (+34.0%)

Ellsworth

Population

3,2803,323

Median household income

$71,152$72,609

Median home value

$157,400$229,400

Median gross rent

$748$926

Prescott

Population

4,2584,376

Median household income

$75,603$82,730

Median home value

$186,500$282,100

Median gross rent

$958$1,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	Prescott
Under 5	7.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	3.9%	11.8%
75 and over	5.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	Prescott
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	Prescott
No high school diploma	7.2%	6.2%
High school graduate	36.5%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	Prescott
Drove alone	75.7%	70.5%
Carpooled	10.7%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	15.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	Prescott
1-unit, detached	63.8%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	12.3%
20 or more units	9.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	Prescott
Poverty rate	9.7%	2.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1972	1978