Ellisville is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,563 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ellisville is the 71st largest community in Mississippi.Ellisville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ellisville is a city of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ellisville who work in teaching (12.40%), sales jobs (8.16%), and management occupations (7.99%). Of important note, Ellisville is also a city of artists. Ellisville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ellisville’s character. Also of interest is that Ellisville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Because there are quite a few people attending college in Ellisville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Ellisville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ellisville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.35 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Ellisville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.62% of adults 25 and older in Ellisville have a college degree. The per capita income in Ellisville in 2022 was $17,020, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,080 for a family of four. However, Ellisville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ellisville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.59% of its population below the federal poverty line.Ellisville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ellisville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ellisville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ellisville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ellisville include Irish, German, English, French, and Lebanese. The most common language spoken in Ellisville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
