Elk County, KS Demographic Data

Elk County, KS Summary

Elk County is located in Kansas
  • Population: 2,856
  • Area: 650.47 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 644.27 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 6.20 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 4.39 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,002.95 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Elk County, KS Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,320
50%
50.8
Male
1,315
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,635
 
323,128,000

Elk County, KS Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
140
5.3% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
137
5.2% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
166
6.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
116
4.4% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
38
1.4% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
288
10.9% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
240
9.1% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
351
13.3% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
214
8.1% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
213
8.1% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
386
14.6% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
260
9.9% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
86
3.3% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,100
79.7%
77.2
Female
1,064
50.7%
51.3
Male
1,036
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,070
78.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
861
32.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
732
27.8%
15.2
Female
391
53.4%
55.8
Male
341
46.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0

Elk County, KS Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,568
97.5% 
96.8
White
2,487
94.4% 
72.6
Black or African American
3
0.1% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
52
2.0% 
0.8
Asian
13
0.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.1% 
1.2
Chinese
4
0.2% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
1
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.2% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.5% 
5.1
Two or More Races
67
2.5% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
106
4.0% 
17.8
Mexican
105
4.0% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1
0.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,529
96.0% 
82.2

Elk County, KS Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
67
3.3% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
128
6.3% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
742
36.4% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
571
28.0% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
188
9.2% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
223
10.9% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
119
5.8% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
195
9.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,843
90.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
342
16.7%
31.2

Elk County, KS Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
313
14.3%
33.7%
Now Married
1,399
63.8%
47.5
Divorced
208
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
35
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
237
10.8
5.8%

Elk County, KS Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,435
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
60
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
12
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
42
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.2%
1.1%

Elk County, KS Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
78
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
100
8.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
255
20.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
156
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
143
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
308
24.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
98
7.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
91
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
0.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
37,393
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,040
 
31,128

Elk County, KS Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
128
12.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
36
3.5%
9.8
Construction
126
12.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
336
32.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
63
6.1%
6.6
Information
8
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
80
7.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
2.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
35
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
68
6.6%
4.6
Retail trade
53
5.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
49
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
25
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
170
16.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
397
38.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
124
12.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
158
15.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
187
18.1%
18.1%

Elk County, KS Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,011
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
701
69.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
137
13.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
49
4.8%
2.7
Other means
27
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
97
9.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.4
 
26.6

Elk County, KS Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
54
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
317
25.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
465
37.3%
37.1
3 or more
409
32.9%
21.0

Elk County, KS Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,245
71.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,016
81.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
229
18.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
501
28.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5

Elk County, KS Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,746
1 room
33
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
19
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
114
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
184
10.5%
16.5
5 rooms
435
24.9%
19.8
6 rooms
439
25.1%
17.8
7 rooms
230
13.2%
12.0
8 rooms
128
7.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
164
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Elk County, KS Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,746
 
 
1-unit, detached
1,477
84.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.2%
5.9
2-units
53
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3
0.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
197
11.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Elk County, KS Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
721
41.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
131
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
195
11.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
130
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
210
12.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
121
6.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
112
6.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
100
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
26
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Elk County, KS Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
712
57.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
198
15.9%
4.7
Electricity
197
15.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
128
10.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1

Elk County, KS Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
329
 
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
1
0.3%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
4
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
16
4.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
7.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
35
10.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
65
19.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
184
55.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
146
44.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
46
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
43
13.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
4.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
78
23.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Elk County, KS Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
195 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
1.0%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
2.1%
11.9%
$500 to $999
86
44.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
103
52.8%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
34
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
489
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
50
26.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
29
15.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
61
32.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
39
0.0%
0.0%

Elk County, KS Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,016
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
519
51.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
321
31.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
57
5.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
24
2.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
45
4.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
24
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
48,800
 
205,000