Delaware · Census place 24020
Ellendale town, DE
Quick answer
Ellendale town has 675 residents, ranking #58 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $66,875, the median home is worth $223,700 and median gross rent runs $1,272 a month.
- Population
- 675Ellendale town residents
- Median household income
- $66,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $223,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,272Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 15.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ellendale town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ellendale town median would spend about 22.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 80.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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