Ellsworth County vs Ottawa County

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

Ellsworth County and Ottawa County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ellsworth County has the higher population (6,366 vs 5,782 in Ottawa County). Ottawa County has the higher median household income ($76,755 vs $66,792 in Ellsworth County). Ottawa County has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $116,300 in Ellsworth County).

Population, income & housing

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
Population	6,366	5,782
Median age	43.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,792	$76,755
Median home value	$116,300	$164,100
Median gross rent	$705	$738
Housing units	3,110	2,684
Homeownership rate	81.5%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
Population	6,231 → 6,366 (+2.2%)	5,822 → 5,782 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$54,902 → $66,792 (+21.7%)	$54,784 → $76,755 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $116,300 (+17.0%)	$105,700 → $164,100 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $705 (+10.3%)	$662 → $738 (+11.5%)

Ellsworth County

Population

6,2316,366

Median household income

$54,902$66,792

Median home value

$99,400$116,300

Median gross rent

$639$705

Ottawa County

Population

5,8225,782

Median household income

$54,784$76,755

Median home value

$105,700$164,100

Median gross rent

$662$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
Under 5	4.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.2%
75 and over	10.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	93.1%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.6%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
Drove alone	82.7%	79.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.7%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.2%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.7%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Ellsworth County	Ottawa County
Poverty rate	8.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1961	1964