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
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)