Ellsworth, IA Population

Overview

520

Total Population

31.0

Median age

49.62%

Female population %

101.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ellsworth's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ellsworth is 31.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ellsworth's population under 18 was 25.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ellsworth's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ellsworth, 23.65% were under the age of 15, 24.81% aged 15 to 29, 35.96% aged 30 to 64, 13.27% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 less females than males in Ellsworth:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.62% females and 50.38% males in Ellsworth, IA.
The Ellsworth, IA gender ratio is 101.6:100 i.e. 101.6 men to 100 women (1.016).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 30.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 43.

Ellsworth's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ellsworth population: 95.58% are White, 2.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.35% are some other race and 0.96% are multiracial.
Ellsworth's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 51 (98.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ellsworth is White with a population of 497 (95.58% of the total population).

Ellsworth's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 538 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Ellsworth's population decreased by 4 (0.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ellsworth's population decreased by 21 (3.99%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ellsworth's population was lowest in year 2019 at 488.