Moving to Ellendale, Minnesota

Population: 590. Estimated population in July 2024: 649 (+10.0% change)
Males: 283 (48.0%), Females: 307 (52.0%)

Steele County

Zip code: 56026

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $37,750
Median house value: $74,500

Population by Race

Races in Ellendale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (36.3%), Norwegian (28.0%), Danish (11.5%), Irish (8.3%), Czech (5.4%), English (4.6%).

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Ellendale, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ellendale

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellendale city

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+5.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellendale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellendale:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 50 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 57 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 69 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellendale:

  • ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 15 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; Abbreviation: AEL)
  • OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 18 miles; OWATONNA, MN; Abbreviation: OWA)
  • WASECA MUNI (about 22 miles; WASECA, MN; Abbreviation: ACQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellendale:

  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 52 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 56 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)

Public primary/middle school in Ellendale:

  • NRHEG ELEM/MIDDLE (Students: 451; Location: 200 SCHOOL ST.; Grades: PK – 08)