With 754 people, Ellendale is a city in Minnesota. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $155,200. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.7% of residents.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,375, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ellendale
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$52,365 → $89,375(+71%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate9.5% → 2.7%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)15.4%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)46.2%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.1%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13 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
529
$52,365
$90,243
8.8%
6.9
2000
590
$68,767
$134,802
16.0%
4.6
2010
691
$100,871
$163,278
15.4%
7.1
2020
676
$66,249
$142,293
20.0%
25.9
2024
754
$89,375
$155,200
24.6%
36.2
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.
