CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellis

Kansas · 1,900 residents · 1.66 sq mi

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With 1,900 people, Ellis is a city in Kansas. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $26,900. Households here earn about 31% less than in Kansas as a whole. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,900

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,873 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(138)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(112)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(71)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(296)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(253)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(146)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(171)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(190)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(165)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(71)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,858

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,380 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,072

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,248 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,900

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(1,819)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2%(37)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(1,884)

Black0.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(14)

Asian0.4%(8)

Other0.1%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(56)

Cuban2.2%(48)

Puerto Rican0.6%(14)

Spaniard0.4%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(18)

Ancestry

German51.1%(1,118)

Irish11%(240)

English6%(132)

Polish3.6%(78)

Dutch3.5%(77)

American3.2%(69)

Italian3%(66)

Russian2.1%(45)

Swedish1.5%(33)

Czech1.5%(32)

Scottish0.8%(17)

Norwegian0.5%(12)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(6)

French0.2%(5)

Hungarian0.2%(5)

French Canadian0.2%(4)

Austrian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+92%vs 2000

vs 11.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.5%(198)

Married52.1%(389)

Widowed3.6%(27)

Divorced17.7%(132)

Women 15+

Never married29.5%(255)

Married40.2%(347)

Widowed18.4%(159)

Divorced11.8%(102)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−14.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.7%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)32.5%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 80 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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