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A town of 4,473, settled in 1827. A regional job hub with 2,928 jobs.
Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall it grades C−, 49th of 99 graded towns in Mississippi. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $32K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. Ellisville is home to Jones County Junior College. Only 1 of the 101 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher July high than Ellisville. Ellisville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Amos Deason House and Bynum-Anderson House.
Where Ellisville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Jones County Junior College | 3,396 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Mississippi), ordered by how far Ellisville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 37 in 1880, a low of 37 in 1880, 4,652 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ellisville, 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 Ellisville.
Ellisville draws workers from Laurel and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has household incomes well below the Mississippi norm.
Against the 810 U.S. towns with household incomes like Ellisville’s, it is healthier than 50%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. Within Mississippi it is less healthy than 74% of the 101 graded towns: much of Mississippi scores lower on these measures.
32% of adults worry about having enough food in Ellisville, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 14%. 40% of adults get no exercise outside work in Ellisville. Ellisville beats the Mississippi average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Ellisville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Ellisville | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 7.6% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 18.5% | 11.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Jones County School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is South Jones High School, with 1,300 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Jones Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 1,129 | B |
| South Jones High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 1,300 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduation
2,928 jobs are based in Ellisville, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 3,960 in 2013 to 2,928.
Most working residents leave Ellisville for work: only 11% work in town. At $32,000, Ellisville’s median household income is below both the Mississippi town median ($50,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Ellisville’s average trip to work is 19 minutes.
| Ellisville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $32,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 20% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 5.3% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Howard Technology Park | — | 17 |
| 2. Community Bank Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Centennial Plaza | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household earns $32,100, against $56,447 across Mississippi, one input to its D for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 32% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). Ellisville has lost 3.9% of its people since 2020, down to 4,473 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Ellisville is 35.9 years.
| Ellisville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.9 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Ellisville | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 23% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.2% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,500, single groups can be off by several points
Ellisville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
65.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.3% across Mississippi.
The typical Ellisville home is worth about $183,000, about the same as a year ago, 6% below the Mississippi typical home. 55% of Ellisville households own their home.
| Ellisville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $872 a month | $909 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Mississippi, it does better than 73% of towns.
| Ellisville | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.9 per 1,000 residents | 17.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ellisville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ellisville. Close and well known come first.
8 mi MuseumLauren Rogers Museum of Art20 mi Zoo & aquariumHattiesburg Zoo
19 mi MuseumAfrican American Military History Museum
28 mi MuseumMississippi Armed Forces Museum50K visitors a year19 mi Zoo & aquariumCollins Zoo
20 mi GardenAll-American Rose GardenLauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ellisville
College town 18 of every 100 Ellisville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Where Ellisville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Ellisville on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Ellisville.
City in Mississippi, United States
Ellisville is a town in and the first county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ellisville had a population of 4,652. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of the county government. The state legislature authorized a second county seat at Laurel, to the northeast, which developed as the center of lumber and textile mills, with a much larger population. Ellisville is part of the Laurel micropolitan statistical area.
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One town shares a border with Ellisville.
| Town | MS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellisville | #49 | C− | B− | B− | B+ | D |
| Laurel | #83 | D− | B− | D− | B | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ellisville grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #49 of 99 in Mississippi. It grades D for health, B− for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Mississippi, it does better than 73% of towns.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($51,236 across the Laurel, MS 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−.
6 notable people were born here, including Buddy Myer and Harry Craft.
