Demographics of Elk County, Kansas

Elk County, Kansas had 2,458 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −22 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elk County, in four figures

2,458
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −22 people.; 48.8 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,609 ±$9,001
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Elk County, Kansas's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elk County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Elk County, Kansas's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elk County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,480	100.0	100.0
2021	2,439	98.3	100.2
2022	2,455	99.0	100.7
2023	2,486	100.2	101.6
2024	2,450	98.8	102.5
2025	2,458	99.1	103.1

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Population of Elk County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,480	−4	−8	+4
2021	2,439	−41	−27	−15
2022	2,455	+16	−25	+40
2023	2,486	+31	−17	+48
2024	2,450	−36	−18	−19
2025	2,458	+8	−16	+25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.8 ±2.0: for men 48.0 ±2.7 and for women 50.4 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	121 ±36	4.9% ±1.5	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	446 ±40	18.2% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	145 ±41	5.9% ±1.7	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	407 ±56	16.6% ±2.3	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	635 ±56	25.9% ±2.3	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	699 ±72	28.5% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,609 ±$9,001, and income per person $31,216 ±$2,754, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elk County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	181 ±44	18.1% ±4.2	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	214 ±50	21.4% ±4.8	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	203 ±42	20.3% ±3.9	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	135 ±40	13.5% ±3.9	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	192 ±45	19.2% ±4.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14 to 60	1.4% to 6.0%	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	16 to 58	1.6% to 5.8%	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Elk County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	253 ±71	10.4% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	80 ±36	14.2% ±6.1	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	86 ±34	9.3% ±3.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	87 ±33	9.2% ±3.4	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elk County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elk County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	1,491 ±16	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.0% ±4.7	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.0% ±4.5	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.8% ±3.5	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.2% ±4.5	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$68,500 ±$12,218	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$552 ±$38	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±5	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Elk County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	110 ±0	4.5% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,144 ±29	87.4% ±1.2	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to 0.2%	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 11	< 0.1% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 30	0.1% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 2.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	151 ±19	6.2% ±0.8	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Elk County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	1,591 ±90	64.9% ±3.7	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	809 ±97	33.0% ±4.0	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 46	0.5% to 1.9%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12 to 36	0.5% to 1.5%	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 24	0.2% to 1.0%	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 17	< 0.1% to 0.7%	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Elk County among the counties of Kansas

93rd of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Elk County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ness County	2,617	−2.1%
Cheyenne County	2,604	−0.3%
Chase County	2,572	−0.1%
Hamilton County	2,500	+0.4%
Morton County	2,470	−8.4%
Elk County	2,458	−0.9%
Kiowa County	2,432	−1.0%
Rawlins County	2,431	−5.3%
Sheridan County	2,427	−0.8%
Graham County	2,371	−1.5%
Wichita County	2,031	−5.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026