COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellsworth County

Kansas · 6,586 residents · 716 sq mi

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With 6,586 people, Ellsworth County is a county in Kansas. The typical home is worth $28,200. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 26% less than in Kansas as a whole. Renters pay $258 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,586

+1%vs 2000

vs 6,525 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

716 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(372)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(468)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(441)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(398)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(339)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(997)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(883)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(580)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(642)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(674)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(532)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(260)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,064

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,772 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,801

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,569 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

22.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(5,954)

Black3.5%(227)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(234)

Asian0.2%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(6,361)

Black1.9%(127)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(139)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other1.4%(93)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(323)

Puerto Rican0.8%(52)

Central American0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

South American0.1%(4)

Argentine0.1%(4)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(29)

Ancestry

German33.9%(2,156)

Irish11.6%(736)

English11.5%(733)

Czech7.6%(485)

American3.3%(213)

Swedish2.7%(172)

Polish1.4%(91)

Italian1.2%(76)

Scottish1.1%(72)

Norwegian1.1%(70)

French1%(66)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(52)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.8%(48)

Dutch0.7%(43)

Subsaharan African0.7%(43)

Russian0.6%(40)

Danish0.6%(38)

French Canadian0.6%(35)

British0.5%(30)

Welsh0.4%(27)

Swiss0.4%(23)

Kenyan0.2%(15)

Austrian0.2%(12)

Arab0.1%(9)

Egyptian0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married30.9%(964)

Married51.7%(1,614)

Widowed3.2%(100)

Divorced14.2%(442)

Women 15+

Never married15%(347)

Married59.8%(1,380)

Widowed15.3%(352)

Divorced9.8%(227)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% 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)31.1%(142)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(118)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.5%(212)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 456 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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