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As of 2017, Ellsinore had an estimated median household income of $33,592, and a median family income of $37,377. The unemployment rate was 6.0%. The per capita income was $15,563. About 18.4% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 21.3% of people under the age of 18 and 48.9% of non-high school graduates.<ref>http://www.city-data.com/income/income-Ellsinore-Missouri.html</ref>
As of 2017, Ellsinore had an estimated median household income of $33,592, and a median family income of $37,377. The unemployment rate was 6.0%. The per capita income was $15,563. About 18.4% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 21.3% of people under the age of 18 and 48.9% of non-high school graduates.<ref>http://www.city-data.com/income/income-Ellsinore-Missouri.html</ref>
==Education==
A school system has operated in the Ellsinore area since 1891, with a high school operating from 1913. In the early 1960s, neighboring districts in Grandin and Hunter consolidated with the Ellsinore school, forming the East Carter County R-II School District, which continues to serve the eastern half of the county today. It is a PK-12 public institution with an enrollment of about 715 students.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/ellsinore/east-carter-county-r_ii-school-district/</ref> Its mascot is the Cardinals, and the school colors are red, black, and white.
==Notable People==
The prominent Carnahan political family had its origins in the Ellsinore area. A. S. J. Carnahan (1897-1968), a [[Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the 1940s and '50s, was born and raised outside Ellsinore and was school superintendent there for a time. His son, [[Mel Carnahan]] (1934-2000), Democratic Governor of Missouri from 1993 to 2000, also grew up near Ellsinore.
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