Ennis is a city of 22,588 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Growth has run 41% since 2000, or 6,543 more people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.4. The typical home is worth $260,100, having more than tripled since 2000. Density works out to 693 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,074, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 105%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ennis
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share20.1% → 45.6%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share18.1% → 9.3%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$126,244 → $260,100(+106%)US over the same years: +67%
Ennis's population equals 11% of Ellis County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 18% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 17% of the county's.
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)25.4%(236)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(266)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(268)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.6%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 930 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
Ennis, decade by decade
Ennis 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
13,812
$61,631
$126,244
10.9%
68.6
2000
16,045
$70,904
$126,969
12.3%
76.0
2010
18,513
$60,286
$133,499
13.5%
77.9
2020
20,159
$76,604
$162,534
19.0%
80.2
2024
22,588
$75,074
$260,100
20.7%
75.2
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.
