Ellington

Population: 1,104
Median household income: $33,953
Median home value: $70,000

Ellington, a community in Reynolds County, Missouri, has 1,104 residents. At $33,953, its median household income sits below Reynolds County's $44,357.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ellington's population declined 6.6% from 1,182 to 1,104, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $54,800 to $70,000.

74.0% of workers drive to work alone. 83.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,104
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,953
Median home value: $70,000
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 431
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 33.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1821,104

Median household income

$24,891$33,953

Median home value

$54,800$70,000

Median gross rent

$590$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,182	$24,891	$54,800	$590
2020	1,380	$34,125	$48,300	$592
2021	1,423	$29,545	$57,200	$630
2022	1,302	$40,000	$60,400	$665
2023	1,104	$33,953	$70,000	$678

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	9.4%
5 to 17	173	15.7%
18 to 24	105	9.5%
25 to 34	126	11.4%
35 to 44	145	13.1%
45 to 54	166	15.0%
55 to 64	93	8.4%
65 to 74	72	6.5%
75 and over	120	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,035	93.8%
Black or African American	13	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	214	29.6%
High school graduate	273	37.8%
Some college or associate's	148	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	64	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262	74.0%
Carpooled	56	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	4.8%
Other means	11	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	57.6%
15 to 29 min	76	22.6%
30 to 44 min	17	5.0%
45 to 59 min	18	5.3%
60+ min	32	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 20.0% (213 of 1,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	53.3%
Nonfamily households	184	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	394	91.4%
Vacant	37	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	57.9%
Renter-occupied	166	42.1%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	359	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	7.2%
5 to 19 units	14	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2921844
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2369, -90.9737