Moving to Ellendale, Delaware

Population: 327. Estimated population in July 2024: 344 (+5.2% change)
Males: 159 (48.6%), Females: 168 (51.4%)

Sussex County

Zip code: 19941

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $37,083
Median house value: $75,500

Population by Race

Races in Ellendale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.4%)
  • Black (37.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (16.8%), German (12.2%), Irish (9.8%), English (5.5%), Italian (5.2%), Scottish (2.4%).

Elevation: 52 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Ellendale, DE

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ellendale

  • High school or higher: 69.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellendale town

  • Never married: 27.6%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-2.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellendale:

  • NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; SEAFORD, DE)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; DOVER, DE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellendale:

  • DOVER AFB (about 22 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 61 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellendale:

  • SUSSEX COUNTY (about 10 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Abbreviation: GED)
  • CHORMAN (about 13 miles; FARMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: D74)
  • HENDERSON AVIATION (about 16 miles; FELTON, DE; Abbreviation: 0N6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellendale:

  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 10 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 46 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 54 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 60 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 61 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)