COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Elk County

Kansas · 3,327 residents · 644 sq mi

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With 3,327 people, Elk County is a county in Kansas. The median age is 46.7, about 14 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $15,000. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 36 minutes on average. Households here earn about 35% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 46.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,327

+2%vs 2000

vs 3,261 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

46.7

+1%vs 2000

vs 46.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

644 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(197)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(192)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(206)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(176)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(135)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410%(332)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(371)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(345)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(385)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(458)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.2%(340)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.7%(190)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,730

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,267 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,390

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,066 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$15,000

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$188

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $301 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(3,081)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(71)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(3,231)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(46)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other2.5%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(109)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(3)

Asian Indian0.1%(2)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German17.8%(436)

American15.1%(371)

Irish13.6%(333)

English12.7%(311)

Scottish2.4%(60)

Italian1.8%(43)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(42)

French1.2%(30)

Russian1.2%(29)

Welsh0.7%(17)

Dutch0.7%(16)

British0.6%(15)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.4%(9)

Belgian0.2%(5)

Norwegian0.2%(5)

Swedish0.2%(4)

Swiss0.2%(4)

Arab0.1%(2)

Lebanese0.1%(2)

Polish0.1%(2)

Canadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

36.2 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 27.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.8%(266)

Married53.7%(532)

Widowed7.1%(70)

Divorced12.4%(123)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(165)

Married57.5%(581)

Widowed11.8%(119)

Divorced14.4%(145)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.2%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.2%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)7.1%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(78)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 156 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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