Moving to Ellsworth, Iowa

Population: 531. Estimated population in July 2024: 539 (+1.5% change)
Males: 255 (48.0%), Females: 276 (52.0%)

Hamilton County

Zip code: 50075

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $30,893
Median house value: $65,700

Population by Race

Races in Ellsworth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
  • Hispanic (11.5%)
  • Other race (6.0%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Norwegian (26.4%), German (25.4%), English (6.0%), Irish (5.1%), Swedish (3.0%), French (1.9%).

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Ellsworth, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ellsworth

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellsworth city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

4.0% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+18.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellsworth:

  • MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; AMES, IA)
  • HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA)
  • STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NEVADA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellsworth:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 54 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 61 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellsworth:

  • DRAKE (about 12 miles; RADCLIFFE, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y1)
  • WEBSTER CITY MUNI (about 22 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Abbreviation: EBS)
  • AMES MUNI (about 23 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellsworth:

  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 89 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)

Libraries

Library in Ellsworth:

  • ELLSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $23,066; Location: 1549 DEWITT, PO BOX 338; 6,984 books; 141 audio materials; 447 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)