Elk County, KS

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2021 Population

2,466

1.44% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

50.3

3.82% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

14.3%

12.5% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$45,660

7.27% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$57,400

16.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Elk County, KS had a population of 2.47k people with a median age of 50.3 and a median household income of $45,660. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Elk County, KS declined from 2,502 to 2,466, a −1.44% decrease and its median household income grew from $42,564 to $45,660, a 7.27% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Elk County, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.01%), White (Hispanic) (3.57%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.62%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.09%).

None of the households in Elk County, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Elk County, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Elk County, KS was $57,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Elk County, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34 minutes. The average car ownership in Elk County, KS was 2 cars per household.

Elk County, KS borders Butler County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, and Wilson County, KS.

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Elk County, KS is home to a population of 2.47k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.446% of Elk County, KS residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2021, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Elk County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 99 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 88 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

99.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.7% of Elk County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Elk County, KS was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Elk County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elk County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.18k ± 27
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
99 ± 25.5
White (Hispanic)
88 ± 26

4.66%

Hispanic Population

115 people

4.66% of the people in Elk County, KS are hispanic (115 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Elk County, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.446%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

11 people

0.6%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2021, 0.446% of Elk County, KS residents (11 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elk County, KS was 0.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Elk County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
75 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
23 ± 12
Korea
11 ± 16

Elk County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.26 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Elk County, KS employs 957 people. The largest industries in Elk County, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), Educational Services (143 people), and Manufacturing (74 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($106,875), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($57,548), and Public Administration ($47,500).

Employment

Occupations

957

2021 Value

± 107

0.949%

1 Year growth

± 16.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Elk County, KS grew at a rate of 0.949%, from 948 employees to 957 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elk County, KS, are Management Occupations (119 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (98 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (88 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elk County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

957

2021 Value

± 107

0.949%

1 Year growth

± 16.3%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Elk County, KS grew at a rate of 0.949%, from 948 employees to 957 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elk County, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (147 people), Educational Services (143 people), and Manufacturing (74 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elk County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Elk County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,000

Median earning men ± $6,180

$19,358

Median earning women ± $2,006

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($65,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,000), and Wholesale Trade ($47,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,938), Public Administration ($29,063), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($23,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

25
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
17
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services
13
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kansas to other states, or from other states to Kansas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Kansas product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $21B, followed by Meat/seafood ($17B) and Cereal grains ($14B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kansas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$221B

2020 Value in Kansas

$406B

Projected 2050 Value in Kansas

83.5% growth

In 2020, total outbound Kansas trade was $221B. This is expected to increase 83.5% to $406B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kansas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kansas to other states, or from other states to Kansas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Missouri
$18.5B
Texas
$14.8B
Nebraska
$13.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Kansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Missouri with $18.5B, followed by Texas with $14.8B and Nebraska and $13.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kansas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Elk County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 83.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (14.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.91%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (83.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (14.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.91%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Elk County, KS went to Donald J. Trump with 83.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (14.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.91%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Elk County, KS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.762% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.709% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (598k), Some college (550k), and Bachelors Degree (446k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elk County, KS was $57,400 in 2021, which is 0.234 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $49,400 to $57,400, a 16.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Elk County, KS is 78.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Elk County, KS have an average commute time of 34 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elk County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$57,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$12,832

$788

Median Property Taxes

±$87

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elk County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elk County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2021

58.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 78.4% of the housing units in Elk County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elk County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9651

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Elk County, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,660

Median Household Income

± $3,934

1.01k

Number of Households

± 105

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.01k households in Elk County, KS grew to $45,660 from the previous year's value of $42,564.

The following chart displays the households in Elk County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elk County, KS is from Kansas.

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2021, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.555% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (4.43%)

In 2021, 77.6% of workers in Elk County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (4.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elk County, KS have a longer commute time (34 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 10.8% of the workforce in Elk County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elk County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elk County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elk County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elk County, KS (352 out of 2.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elk County, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.1% of the population of Elk County, KS has health coverage, with 31.3% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 23.4% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 3.91% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 10.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.9%

Uninsured

31.3%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

23.4%

Medicare

13.9%

Non-Group

3.91%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elk County, KS declined by 4.54% from 11.4% to 10.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Elk County, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Elk County, KS.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.1% in Elk County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Elk County, KS.

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