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Ellsworth, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Ellsworth is a Census city of 482 people across 0.88 square miles of land, in Hamilton County. Median household income is $77,500, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ellsworth
What Ellsworth is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land546 plus or minus 121
- County holding the largest share of its areaHamilton 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.
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How many people live in Ellsworth
- Population482 plus or minus 107
- Median age36.4
- Population under 18130 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over83 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households194 plus or minus 42
- Family households135 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families69.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ellsworth
- Median household income$77,500
- Per capita income$34,546
- Civilian labor force249 plus or minus 62
- Employed238 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over325 plus or minus 66
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent plus or minus 26.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ellsworth
- Housing units200 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units194 plus or minus 42
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied152 plus or minus 40
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate78.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$149,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$875 plus or minus $189
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units172 plus or minus 40
- Share single family86.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more7.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ellsworth gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute225 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes83 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more61 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.1 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone86.8 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ellsworth (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth
- NFIP communityCity of Ellsworth
- NFIP community number190136
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The City of Ellsworth participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190136 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.
Hamilton County, not Ellsworth
Hamilton County context, not Ellsworth figures
- Establishments in Hamilton County367
- Covered employment, Hamilton County5,798
- Average annual pay, Hamilton County$52,922
- Housing units permitted, Hamilton County9
Every figure in this section is published for Hamilton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ellsworth.
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
Ellsworth questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ellsworth, Iowa?
482, in 194 households. Ellsworth city covers 0.88 square miles of land, which is 546 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ellsworth in?
Hamilton 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 Ellsworth?
$77,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $149,000. Median gross rent is $875 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ellsworth businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellsworth, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ellsworth borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ellsworth. 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 Ellsworth in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ellsworth appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ellsworth, city of, community 190136, 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 Ellsworth figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hamilton 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 Ellsworth.
Is zoning published for Ellsworth?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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