Ellendale

Population: 675
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $223,700

Located in Sussex County, Delaware, Ellendale is a community with a population of 675. Its median household income of $66,875 runs below the Sussex County figure of $78,162.

From 2019 to 2023, Ellendale's population grew 22.3% from 552 to 675, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $152,900 to $223,700.

Owners occupy 80.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 15.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 675
Median age: 15.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $223,700
Median gross rent: $1,272
Housing units: 181
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

552675

Median household income

$49,688$66,875

Median home value

$152,900$223,700

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,272

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	552	$49,688	$152,900	$1,085
2020	751	$55,268	$162,500	—
2021	771	$49,844	$167,400	$1,108
2022	609	$64,886	$214,500	$1,329
2023	675	$66,875	$223,700	$1,272

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 528.3%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	191	28.3%
5 to 17	173	25.6%
18 to 24	22	3.3%
25 to 34	96	14.2%
35 to 44	53	7.9%
45 to 54	40	5.9%
55 to 64	49	7.3%
65 to 74	42	6.2%
75 and over	9	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	245	36.3%
Black or African American	130	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	262	38.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.9%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	23.9%
High school graduate	104	36.0%
Some college or associate's	77	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	37	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	86.9%
Carpooled	10	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	8.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	10.9%
15 to 29 min	88	48.1%
30 to 44 min	55	30.1%
45 to 59 min	10	5.5%
60+ min	10	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.92
Poverty rate: 16.3% (110 of 675)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	86.0%
Nonfamily households	24	14.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	172	95.0%
Vacant	9	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	80.8%
Renter-occupied	33	19.2%

1-unit, detached87.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	158	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1024020
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8101, -75.4249