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A town of 6,840, settled in 1837. 37% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Ellettsville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $270K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Bloomington metro’s $66K median household income. It grades A overall, ranked 102nd of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, the median household earns $90K. On health, just 55 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do better. Ellettsville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 91% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Ellettsville beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Ellettsville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.7% |
Where Ellettsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Ellettsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 74 in 1850, 6,655 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ellettsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Ellettsville.
Jobs based here grew from 1,277 in 2013 to 1,801.
Ellettsville’s mean commuting time is 21 minutes, below both the Indiana town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 524, to 1,801. Among residents in the town, 5.9% live below the poverty line.
| Ellettsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Ellettsville, just over a third of adults have obesity, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. The share of adults in Ellettsville who binge drink: 19%.
| Ellettsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ellettsville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 18 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 85°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Ellettsville, the median age is 34.5 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more locally. Population is up 3.1% in the town since 2020, to 6,840 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Ellettsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.5 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Ellettsville | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A typical home in Ellettsville is worth about $270,000, up 0.5% in a year, 5% above the Indiana typical home. In Ellettsville, the typical rent is $855 a month. 84% of Ellettsville households live in a home they own.
| Ellettsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $855 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Flood insurance has paid out on 25 claims in Ellettsville since 1995. Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 64% come from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Ellettsville after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails run 0.8 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Ellettsville comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Ellettsville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Well Site Nature Preserve | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| 2. Marci Jane Lewis Park and Ellettsville Youth Sports Complex | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 3. Campbell's Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ellettsville. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
38 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden
7 mi MuseumEskenazi Museum of Art
7 mi TheatreIndiana University Auditorium37 mi City parkMill Race ParkMemorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall: Sean Benham from Chicago, CC BY 2.0 · Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Eskenazi Museum of Art: Kzollman (Kevin J.S. Zollman)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indiana University Auditorium: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ellettsville
About 5 of every 100 Ellettsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Ellettsville is a town in Richland Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,655 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomington, Indiana metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Ellettsville grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #102 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
