Ellinwood, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

2,192

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.4

1.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.1%

13.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,379

1.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Ellinwood, KS is home to a population of 2.19k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.92% of Ellinwood, KS residents were born outside of the country (42 people).

In 2024, there were 39.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Ellinwood, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 51 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 34 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Ellinwood, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ellinwood, KS was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellinwood, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.04k ± 283
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
51 ± 53
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
34 ± 27

4.01%

Hispanic Population

88 people

4.01% of the people in Ellinwood, KS are hispanic (88 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ellinwood, KS 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 Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

1.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

42 people

1.56%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

33 people

As of 2024, 1.92% of Ellinwood, KS residents (42 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 Ellinwood, KS was 1.56%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
51 ± 36
Korea
43 ± 57
Gulf War (1990s)
38 ± 46

Ellinwood, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ellinwood, KS.

Economy

The economy of Ellinwood, KS employs 1.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ellinwood, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), Educational Services (147 people), and Retail Trade (102 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($125,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,250), and Utilities ($68,533).

Employment

Occupations

1.01k

2024 Value

± 184

6.35%

1 Year growth

± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellinwood, KS grew at a rate of 6.35%, from 945 employees to 1.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellinwood, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (155 people), Management Occupations (108 people), and Production Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellinwood, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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

1.01k

2024 Value

± 184

6.35%

1 Year growth

± 25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellinwood, KS grew at a rate of 6.35%, from 945 employees to 1.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellinwood, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), Educational Services (147 people), and Retail Trade (102 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellinwood, KS, though some of these residents may live in Ellinwood, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,939

Median earning men ± $8,431

$27,538

Median earning women ± $3,568

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,750), Public Administration ($70,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,717).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,125), Manufacturing ($47,045), and Public Administration ($37,083).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ellinwood, KS was $109,300 in 2024, which is 0.329 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,800 to $109,300, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Ellinwood, KS is 74.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ellinwood, KS have an average commute time of 15.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellinwood, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,250

$668

Median Property Taxes

±$129

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 Ellinwood, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.4%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.4% of the housing units in Ellinwood, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ellinwood, KS 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.

$56,379

Median Household Income

± $4,616

898

Number of Households

± 167

In 2024, the median household income of the 898 households in Ellinwood, KS grew to $56,379 from the previous year's value of $55,332.

The following chart displays the households in Ellinwood, KS 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellinwood, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.5%)
Worked At Home (9.08%)
Carpooled (2.96%)

In 2024, 85.5% of workers in Ellinwood, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.08%) and those who carpooled to work (2.96%).

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

15.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellinwood, KS have a shorter commute time (15.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Ellinwood, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellinwood, KS (300 out of 2.13k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellinwood, KS is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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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