COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellington vs Park Hills
PLACE A
Ellington, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Park Hills, Kentucky
Ellington is 76% smaller than Park Hills. Park Hills earns more, with a median household income $63,656 higher. Park Hills has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -20%).
ELLINGTONPARK HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population7773,188−76% vs Park Hills
Population density5314,103−3,571
Population growth-20.0%6.5%−26.4 pts
Median age44.132.5+11.6
Male47.2%45.1%+2.1 pts
Female52.8%54.9%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%83.9%+8.4 pts
Black1.8%4.3%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%4.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other4.8%5.9%−1.1 pts
Median household income$36,205$99,861−$63,656
Per capita income$22,872$52,684−$29,812
Poverty rate13.5%7.5%+6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3510.416−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%65.7%−56.0 pts
Graduate degree1.7%28.2%−26.5 pts
Unemployment rate40.5%5.2%+35.3 pts
Labor force participation53.1%76.7%−23.6 pts
Median home value$71,300$282,100−$210,800
Median gross rent$674$1,042−$368
Owner-occupied56.3%66.7%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%12.9%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%50.9%−19.7 pts
Average commute24.219.4+4.7
Worked from home0.4%21.6%−21.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.6%7.8%+11.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025