Ellsworth

Population: 229
Median household income: $73,438
Median home value: $123,500

Ellsworth, a community in McLean County, Illinois, has 229 residents. Its median household income of $73,438 runs below the McLean County figure of $78,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ellsworth's population declined 15.2% from 270 to 229, while its median home value rose 16.2% from $106,300 to $123,500.

10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 229
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,438
Median home value: $123,500
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 100
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

270229

Median household income

$38,125$73,438

Median home value

$106,300$123,500

Median gross rent

$765$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	270	$38,125	$106,300	$765
2020	218	$43,750	$104,500	$692
2021	210	$51,563	$102,300	$545
2022	211	$54,167	$122,500	—
2023	229	$73,438	$123,500	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	10.5%
5 to 17	34	14.8%
18 to 24	17	7.4%
25 to 34	35	15.3%
35 to 44	30	13.1%
45 to 54	25	10.9%
55 to 64	35	15.3%
65 to 74	14	6.1%
75 and over	15	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	227	99.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	2	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate49.4%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	8.4%
High school graduate	76	49.4%
Some college or associate's	49	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	13	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone94.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	99	94.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	12.7%
15 to 29 min	39	38.2%
30 to 44 min	29	28.4%
45 to 59 min	2	2.0%
60+ min	19	18.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 25.8% (59 of 229)

	Count	Share
Family households	60	64.5%
Nonfamily households	33	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	93	93.0%
Vacant	7	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75	80.6%
Renter-occupied	18	19.4%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	95	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1723555
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4495, -88.7161