Ellenton is a city of 5,133 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,991 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. There are 1,552 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 7.2%, under the national 12.5%. The typical home is worth $281,400, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,402, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ellenton
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.3% → 45.0%(+40.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age53.8 → 41.9(−11.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share94.9% → 50.2%(−44.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)4.5%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.8%(130)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 311 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
Ellenton, decade by decade
Ellenton 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
2,573
$63,064
$189,365
13.8%
12.2
2000
3,142
$59,331
$157,573
11.7%
31.5
2010
4,275
$58,853
$178,814
12.0%
67.7
2020
4,129
$70,721
$192,835
10.8%
64.4
2024
5,133
$71,402
$281,400
15.0%
68.0
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.
