Ellsworth vs River Falls

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

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

River Falls has the higher population (16,349 vs 3,323 in Ellsworth). River Falls has the higher median household income ($78,078 vs $72,609 in Ellsworth). River Falls has the higher median home value ($299,800 vs $229,400 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth	River Falls
Population	3,323	16,349
Median age	39.4 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,609	$78,078
Median home value	$229,400	$299,800
Median gross rent	$926	$1,050
Housing units	1,514	5,877
Homeownership rate	59.9%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth	River Falls
Population	3,280 → 3,323 (+1.3%)	15,638 → 16,349 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$71,152 → $72,609 (+2.0%)	$59,440 → $78,078 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$157,400 → $229,400 (+45.7%)	$197,000 → $299,800 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $926 (+23.8%)	$893 → $1,050 (+17.6%)

Ellsworth

Population

3,2803,323

Median household income

$71,152$72,609

Median home value

$157,400$229,400

Median gross rent

$748$926

River Falls

Population

15,63816,349

Median household income

$59,440$78,078

Median home value

$197,000$299,800

Median gross rent

$893$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth	River Falls
Under 5	7.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	30.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.1%
65 to 74	3.9%	7.0%
75 and over	5.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth	River Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth	River Falls
No high school diploma	7.2%	2.7%
High school graduate	36.5%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth	River Falls
Drove alone	75.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	10.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.5%	10.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth	River Falls
1-unit, detached	63.8%	49.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	14.7%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	9.5%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth	River Falls
Poverty rate	9.7%	17.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1972	1991