COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellendale vs Owatonna
PLACE A
Ellendale, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Owatonna, Minnesota
Ellendale is 98% smaller than Owatonna. Owatonna earns more, with a median household income $15,500 higher. Ellendale has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 3%).
ELLENDALEOWATONNADIFFERENCE
Total population59126,633−98% vs Owatonna
Population density1,3911,756−366
Population growth27.8%3.2%+24.6 pts
Median age26.240.4−14.2
Male55.4%49.6%+5.8 pts
Female44.6%50.4%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born2.5%4.7%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.3%82.1%−46.8 pts
Black18.0%4.5%+13.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.1%8.6%+32.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other5.7%4.1%+1.5 pts
Median household income$65,250$80,750−$15,500
Per capita income$21,828$41,767−$19,939
Poverty rate11.6%9.2%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%29.3%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree2.0%9.1%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%3.6%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation65.0%64.6%+0.4 pts
Median home value$269,500$245,200+$24,300
Median gross rent$878$1,067−$189
Owner-occupied80.0%75.6%+4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.3%4.2%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households32.5%61.0%−28.5 pts
Average commute28.017.7+10.3
Worked from home6.5%8.3%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured6.6%3.1%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025