Moving to Ellsworth, Minnesota

Population: 540. Estimated population in July 2024: 521 (-3.5% change)
Males: 251 (46.5%), Females: 289 (53.5%)

Nobles County

Zip code: 56129

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $28,417
Median house value: $30,700

Population by Race

Races in Ellsworth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (54.6%), Dutch (8.9%), United States (7.2%), Irish (6.3%), Norwegian (5.0%), English (3.9%).

Elevation: 1450 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Ellsworth, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ellsworth

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellsworth city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 50.7%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 20.1%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -40 (-6.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellsworth:

  • MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
  • LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LUVERNE, MN)
  • OSCEOLA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SIBLEY, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellsworth:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 50 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 77 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 81 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellsworth:

  • ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 12 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: RRQ)
  • QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 15 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)
  • SIBLEY MUNI (about 22 miles; SIBLEY, IA; Abbreviation: ISB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellsworth:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 81 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 114 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 129 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)

Schools

Public high school in Ellsworth:

  • ELLSWORTH SEC. (Students: 108; Location: 513 S. BROADWAY ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Ellsworth:

  • ELLSWORTH EL. (Students: 91; Location: 513 S. BROADWAY ST.; Grades: PK – 06)