2022 population: 2,441 ( 441 from 2010 , 38 from 2020)
Land area: 644.3 square miles
Population density: 3.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,168	88.82%	19.5%
Black:	6	0.25%	0.0%
Indian:	45	1.84%	36.4%
Asian:	16	0.66%	23.1%
2+ races:	94	3.85%	51.6%
Hispanic:	112	4.59%	41.8%

Total non-White:	273	11.18%	45.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	34	6.9
Deaths:	102	20.6
Net Migration:	30	6.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-526	-18.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	85	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,882
2,694	93.48%
0	0.00%
33	1.15%
13	0.45%
62	2.15%
79	2.74%
188	6.52%

2000
3,261
3,081	94.48%
7	0.21%
24	0.74%
8	0.25%
70	2.15%
71	2.18%
180	5.52%

1990
3,327
3,203	96.27%
7	0.21%
59	1.77%
12	0.36%
n/a
46	1.38%
124	3.73%

1980
3,918
3,833	97.83%
0	0.00%
30	0.77%
15	0.38%
n/a
40	1.02%
85	2.17%

1970
3,858
3,831	99.30%
1	0.03%
6	0.16%
3	0.08%
n/a
13	0.34%
27	0.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
314	9.6
461	14.1
-95	-2.9
6	0.2

-387	-11.9
8	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
289	8.7
536	16.1
222	6.7
2	0.1

-122	-3.7
56	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
412	10.5
613	15.6
-398	-10.2
n/a

-630	-16.1
39	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
325	8.4
n/a

2	0.1
58	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk County, KS

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.4
557	22.8%
1,884	77.2%
675	27.7%

1,028
2.37

679	66.1%
566	83.4%
37	5.4%
349	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
48.8
615	21.3%
2,267	78.7%
700	24.3%

1,284
2.21

824	64.2%
659	80.0%
64	7.8%
460	35.8%

2000
Number	Percent
46.4
734	22.5%
2,527	77.5%
834	25.6%

1,418
2.24

933	65.8%
813	87.1%
55	5.9%
485	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
46.6
715	21.5%
2,612	78.5%
988	29.7%

1,415
2.29

972	68.7%
891	91.7%
31	3.2%
443	31.3%

1980
Number	Percent
44.8
920	23.5%
2,998	76.5%
1,034	26.4%

1,627
2.35

1,144	70.3%
1,044	91.3%
31	2.7%
483	29.7%

2022 Housing Data for Elk County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	60	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	79	7.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	57	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	67	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	45	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	45	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	52	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	49	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	139	13.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	113	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	82	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	91	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	1.7%
$200,000 or more	23	2.2%

Median Household Income	50,000
Per Capita Income	28,159

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	58	5.6%
Public Assistance	20	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	109	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	790	64.1%
Unemployed	38	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	828	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	404	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	303	186	62.0%
Non-Profit	13	42	23.6%
Self-Employed	88	35	71.5%

Local Government	70	114	38.0%
State Government	18	32	36.0%
Federal Government	36	16	69.2%

Total Private + Self	391	221	63.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	137	204	40.2%
Total	528	425	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	30.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	162	17.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	176	18.4%
Professional, Technical	205	21.5%
Service Occupations	171	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.3%
All others	241	25.2%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	154	16.1%
Educational services	151	15.8%
Public administration	74	7.7%
Retail trade	70	7.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	67	7.0%
Construction	67	7.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	64	6.7%
Manufacturing	60	6.3%
Other services	55	5.8%
Finance and insurance	40	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	36	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	24	2.5%
Utilities	17	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.9%
Information	8	0.8%
Wholesale trade	5	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	81	3.30%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	35	1.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	8	0.33%
Korean	3	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,250	96.2%
Spanish	64	2.7%
Tagalog	8	0.3%
Other Asian	5	0.2%
Korean	5	0.2%
Other	4	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	369	15.0%
American	334	13.6%
English	316	12.9%
Irish	257	10.5%
Scotch-Irish	71	2.9%
Scottish	59	2.4%
Italian	50	2.0%
European	44	1.8%
French	38	1.5%
Dutch	25	1.0%
Russian	24	1.0%
Welsh	24	1.0%
French Canadian	17	0.7%
Polish	11	0.4%
British	10	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,446	99.7%
Not a citizen	7	0.3%

Native	2,432	99.1%
Foreign-born	21	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
70	3.9%	163	9.1%	647	36.3%	579	32.5%	225	12.6%	100	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	70	3.9%
9-12 Years	163	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	647	36.3%
Some College	579	32.5%
Bach. Degree	225	12.6%
Grad Degree	100	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,448	1,395	53	3.7%	4.2%
1991	1,429	1,361	68	4.8%	4.5%
1992	1,500	1,428	72	4.8%	4.6%
1993	1,447	1,358	89	6.2%	4.9%
1994	1,449	1,353	96	6.6%	4.8%
1995	1,511	1,437	74	4.9%	4.3%
1996	1,420	1,365	55	3.9%	4.3%
1997	1,380	1,321	59	4.3%	3.8%
1998	1,299	1,233	66	5.1%	3.7%
1999	1,325	1,265	60	4.5%	3.5%

2000	1,429	1,356	73	5.1%	3.8%
2001	1,472	1,394	78	5.3%	4.3%
2002	1,427	1,344	83	5.8%	5.1%
2003	1,446	1,358	88	6.1%	5.5%
2004	1,473	1,387	86	5.8%	5.5%
2005	1,446	1,365	81	5.6%	5.1%
2006	1,465	1,394	71	4.8%	4.4%
2007	1,425	1,343	82	5.8%	4.3%
2008	1,456	1,374	82	5.6%	4.6%
2009	1,522	1,397	125	8.2%	6.9%

2010	1,414	1,297	117	8.3%	7.0%
2011	1,388	1,284	104	7.5%	6.4%
2012	1,352	1,260	92	6.8%	5.7%
2013	1,326	1,251	75	5.7%	5.3%
2014	1,311	1,244	67	5.1%	4.5%
2015	1,283	1,222	61	4.8%	4.2%
2016	1,194	1,135	59	4.9%	4.0%
2017	1,190	1,140	50	4.2%	3.6%
2018	1,172	1,133	39	3.3%	3.3%
2019	1,156	1,113	43	3.7%	3.2%

2020	1,171	1,115	56	4.8%	5.9%
2021	1,159	1,124	35	3.0%	3.3%
2022	1,174	1,142	32	2.7%	2.7%
2023	1,169	1,140	29	2.5%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,511
Median Value	$57,100

Occupied	1,028	68.0%
Vacant	483	32.0%

Owned	799	77.7%
Rented	229	22.3%
Median Rent	$554

Single-Family Units	1,241	82.1%
Detached	1,221	80.8%
Attached	20	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	0.7%
Mobile Homes	199	13.2%

Elk County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Elk County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk County, KS

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elk County, KS

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Elk County, KS