With 760 people, Ellendale is a city in Delaware. The median age is 26.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 433 people. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 75% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ellendale
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$81,362 → $269,500(+231%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share0.0% → 41.1%(+41.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age35.4 → 26.2(−9.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)52.9%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 34 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ellendale, decade by decade
Ellendale population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
328
$52,638
$81,362
13.3%
76.1
2000
327
$67,552
$135,895
10.7%
68.4
2010
381
$71,029
$250,167
3.7%
70.4
2020
487
$66,987
$196,956
4.1%
83.2
2024
760
$65,250
$269,500
14.1%
83.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
