Elk County, Kansas

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Elk County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,453	2,947,197	334,922,499	3076th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,609	$74,275	$80,734	1662nd of 3,221
Median Age	48.8	37.4	38.9	296th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.5%	35.6%	35.7%	1727th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$68,500	$217,200	$332,700	3200th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$552	$1,060	$1,413	3115th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.4%	11.3%	12.5%	2336th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.9%	5.2%	2936th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.8	36.0	n/a	2921st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	7.4%	14.1%	2711th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1438th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.8%	67.2%	65.2%	817th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.7	19.7	26.4	193rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.2%	11.8%	15.1%	1136th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.3%	n/a	n/a	976th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	49.1%	46.9%	786th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.0%	n/a	n/a	2191st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.5%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.0	44.7	61.4

Age in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	48.8	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.3%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.5%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	999	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.4%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.0%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.5%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	21.5%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,216	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.2%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.4%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.3%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.3%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,491	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.0%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.7%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.0%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.2%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,388	$2,798	n/a

Education in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	9.3%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.8%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.7%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.6%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.2%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Elk County, Kansas

Statistic	Elk County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.9%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	9.2%	16.7%

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