Ellettsville, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

6,698

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.5

2.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.87%

2.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$90,213

9.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$243,600

Population & Diversity

Ellettsville, IN is home to a population of 6.7k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.37% of Ellettsville, IN residents were born outside of the country (92 people).

In 2024, there were 32.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.21k people) in Ellettsville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 189 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 80 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Ellettsville, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ellettsville, IN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ellettsville, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellettsville, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.21k ± 201
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
189 ± 154
Other (Hispanic)
80 ± 86

1.69%

Hispanic Population

113 people

1.69% of the people in Ellettsville, IN are hispanic (113 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ellettsville, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

1.37%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

92 people

1.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

71 people

As of 2024, 1.37% of Ellettsville, IN residents (92 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ellettsville, IN was 1.07%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ellettsville, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
91 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
59 ± 55
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 35

Ellettsville, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ellettsville, IN.

Economy

The economy of Ellettsville, IN employs 3.66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ellettsville, IN were Manufacturing (593 people), Educational Services (414 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (406 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($81,250), Finance & Insurance ($73,203), and Manufacturing ($61,964).

Employment

Occupations

3.66k

2024 Value

± 452

2.69%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellettsville, IN grew at a rate of 2.69%, from 3.57k employees to 3.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellettsville, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (588 people), Management Occupations (413 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (332 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellettsville, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.66k

2024 Value

± 452

2.69%

1 Year growth

± 17.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellettsville, IN grew at a rate of 2.69%, from 3.57k employees to 3.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellettsville, IN, are Manufacturing (593 people), Educational Services (414 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (406 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellettsville, IN, though some of these residents may live in Ellettsville, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,594

Median earning men ± $7,198

$44,130

Median earning women ± $10,491

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($95,417), Manufacturing ($88,482), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,985).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,906), Manufacturing ($50,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,015).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ellettsville, IN was $243,600 in 2024, which is 0.732 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $224,400 to $243,600, a 8.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Ellettsville, IN is 83.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ellettsville, IN have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellettsville, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$243,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,943

$2,186

Median Property Taxes

±$338

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ellettsville, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ellettsville, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.8%

Homeownership

2024

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.8% of the housing units in Ellettsville, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ellettsville, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$90,213

Median Household Income

± $14,965

2.61k

Number of Households

± 357

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.61k households in Ellettsville, IN grew to $90,213 from the previous year's value of $82,238.

The following chart displays the households in Ellettsville, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellettsville, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Ellettsville, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (10.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellettsville, IN have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ellettsville, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ellettsville, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ellettsville, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ellettsville, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellettsville, IN (390 out of 6.64k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellettsville, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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