Ellsworth

Population: 471
Median household income: $58,438
Median home value: $85,700

Located in Nobles County, Minnesota, Ellsworth is a community with a population of 471. At $58,438, its median household income sits below Nobles County's $65,509.

From 2019 to 2023, Ellsworth's population declined 4.7% from 494 to 471, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $58,100 to $85,700.

Households average 2.60 people. The median gross rent is $631.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 471
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,438
Median home value: $85,700
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 177
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

494471

Median household income

$44,432$58,438

Median home value

$58,100$85,700

Median gross rent

$513$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	494	$44,432	$58,100	$513
2020	522	$47,500	$59,300	$493
2021	485	$53,000	$67,100	$595
2022	494	$56,429	$80,500	$640
2023	471	$58,438	$85,700	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 516.3%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	16.3%
5 to 17	55	11.7%
18 to 24	17	3.6%
25 to 34	62	13.2%
35 to 44	42	8.9%
45 to 54	33	7.0%
55 to 64	61	13.0%
65 to 74	75	15.9%
75 and over	49	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	451	95.8%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
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	4	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's51.6%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	1.6%
High school graduate	104	32.3%
Some college or associate's	166	51.6%
Bachelor's degree	41	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	170	75.9%
Carpooled	14	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	9.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	7.6%
Other means	2	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	48.3%
15 to 29 min	48	23.2%
30 to 44 min	15	7.2%
45 to 59 min	22	10.6%
60+ min	22	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.5% (24 of 434)

	Count	Share
Family households	102	61.1%
Nonfamily households	65	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	167	94.4%
Vacant	10	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	135	80.8%
Renter-occupied	32	19.2%

1-unit, detached98.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	174	98.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2718836
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.5206, -96.0186