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Ellendale, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Ellendale is a Census town of 760 people across 0.42 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $65,250, 80.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ellendale
What Ellendale is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,789 plus or minus 765
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ellendale
How many people live in Ellendale
- Population760 plus or minus 325
- Median age26.2 plus or minus 19.2
- Population under 18340 plus or minus 247
- Share under 1844.7 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Population 65 and over82 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over10.8 percent
- Households200 plus or minus 59
- Family households152 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families76.0 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ellendale
- Median household income$65,250 plus or minus $19,415
- Per capita income$21,828 plus or minus $8,893
- Civilian labor force279 plus or minus 121
- Employed277 plus or minus 121
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over397 plus or minus 143
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.4 percent plus or minus 38.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ellendale
- Housing units209 plus or minus 59
- Occupied units200 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied160 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate80.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$269,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$878 plus or minus $452
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units179 plus or minus 57
- Share single family85.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more9.6 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ellendale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute259 plus or minus 118
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.5 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.5 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Drove alone91.3 percent
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ellendale (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,058,000
- Average approval$529,000
- Median approval$529,000
- Largest approval$1,043,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term149 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellendale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ellendale
- NFIP communityTown of Ellendale
- NFIP community number100060
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Ellendale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100060 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Ellendale
Sussex County context, not Ellendale figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ellendale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ellendale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ellendale, Delaware?
760, in 200 households. Ellendale town covers 0.42 square miles of land, which is 1,789 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ellendale in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ellendale?
$65,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $269,500. Median gross rent is $878 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ellendale businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $529,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellendale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ellendale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ellendale. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ellendale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ellendale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ellendale, town of, community 100060, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ellendale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ellendale.
Is zoning published for Ellendale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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