Editing Ellis, Kansas (section)

==Economy==
As of 2012, 69.3% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 1.4% was in the armed forces, and 67.9% was in the civilian labor force with 66.5% being employed and 1.5% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was:  32.1% in management, business, science, and arts; 24.3% in sales and office occupations; 14.8% in production, transportation, and material moving; 14.5% in service occupations; and 14.2% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were:  educational services, and health care and social assistance (28.8%); retail trade (14.9%); and construction (11.3%).<ref name=Census2010/>

The cost of living in Ellis is relatively low; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the community is 81.1.<ref name=CityData/> As of 2012, the median home value in the city was $85,300, the median selected monthly owner cost was $1,036 for housing units with a mortgage and $397 for those without, and the median gross rent was $564.<ref name=Census2010/>