COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellendale vs Dover
PLACE A
Ellendale, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Dover, Pennsylvania
Ellendale is 70% smaller than Dover. Dover earns more, with a median household income $10,097 higher. Ellendale has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -3%).
ELLENDALEDOVERDIFFERENCE
Total population5911,959−70% vs Dover
Population density1,3913,608−2,217
Population growth27.8%-2.6%+30.5 pts
Median age26.240.9−14.7
Male55.4%54.2%+1.2 pts
Female44.6%45.8%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born2.5%10.2%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.3%83.8%−48.5 pts
Black18.0%3.2%+14.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.1%5.6%+35.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Other5.7%3.3%+2.4 pts
Median household income$65,250$75,347−$10,097
Per capita income$21,828$39,723−$17,895
Poverty rate11.6%6.0%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.382Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%16.6%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree2.0%4.3%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%7.1%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation65.0%77.2%−12.1 pts
Median home value$269,500$206,200+$63,300
Median gross rent$878$1,168−$290
Owner-occupied80.0%66.6%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%4.2%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households32.5%58.0%−25.5 pts
Average commute28.024.1+3.9
Worked from home6.5%4.9%+1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%3.6%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025