Ellston is a city of 28 people in Iowa. The population has fallen 51% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier. The poverty rate is 3.6%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,167, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
79% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ellston
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate55.4% → 3.6%(−51.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$19,858 → $69,167(+248%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants100.0% → 78.6%(−21.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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
Over time
Ellston, decade by decade
Ellston 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
56
$19,858
$35,999
0.0%
0.0
2000
57
$64,896
$26,596
10.4%
0.0
2010
43
$37,272
$32,368
7.5%
5.7
2020
19
$66,965
$23,271
27.0%
0.0
2024
28
$69,167
–
27.8%
0.0
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.
