Elk County, Kansas Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Elk County is 6th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Income below poverty line

Elk County is 6th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Elk County is 12th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - Two or More

Elk County is 13th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Home ownership rate

Elk County is 16th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Current population (2012) 2,720 91st 2,885,905 313,914,040
Size in square miles 644.3 75th 81,758.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 4.5 80th 34.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Residents younger than 5 5.0% 95th 7.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.9% 93rd 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 26.4% 6th 13.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.5% 47th 89.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.8% 81st 29.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Race - White 94.9% 68th 87.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.1% 104th 6.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.5% 16th 1.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 66th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 100th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.1% 12th 2.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.3% 66th 11.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.2% 42nd 77.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Female residents 50.6% 24th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.7% 88th 6.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Housing units 1,738 82nd 1,237,651 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.8% 45th 17.6% 25.9%
Households 1,289 87th 1,104,479 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 80.8% 13th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $53,200 93rd $125,500 $186,200
People per household 2.2 88th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 100th 6,252 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Income per capita $20,646 91st $26,545 $27,915
Income per household $34,246 104th $50,594 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.3% 6th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Elk County Rank Kansas US
Non-farm private establishments 73 98th 73,598 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 338 100th 1,113,423 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 443 68th 237,040 27,092,908
Retail sales $7,998 102nd $34,538,332 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $2,680 104th $12,444 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 94th $4,192,347 $613,795,732

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