Elk County, Kansas (KS)

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• • 2,13586.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1486.0%Two or more races
  • 1194.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 291.2%Some other race alone
  • 160.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 100.4%Asian alone
  • 10.04%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $126,008

Here:	$126,008
State:	$264,181

Mobile homes: $111,158

Here:	$111,158
State:	$74,712

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2017 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,404 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,135 (2.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elk County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $497 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Howard, Moline, Longton, Grenola, Elk Falls.

Neighboring counties: Dinwiddie County, Virginia , Hardin County, Illinois , Johnson County, Illinois , Montgomery County, Virginia , Laurel County, Kentucky , Saline County, Illinois .

Current college students: 92
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (65.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 102010 or later
• 82000 to 2009
• 11990 to 1999
• 51980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 6Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,226
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 41
• 3 or 4: 7
• 5 to 9: 10
• Mobile homes: 193
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Elk County with a mortgage: 259 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Religion statistics for Elk County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Elk County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4504, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,landslides,and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4449, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4230: July 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4230, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 22, 2013 to August 16, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4150: October 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4150, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 2010 to July 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1932: August 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 1932, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1885: March 09, 2010, FEMA Id: 1885, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 25, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1849: June 25, 2009, FEMA Id: 1849, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kansas Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to March 29, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1848: June 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1848, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• Kansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1776: July 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kansas Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 19, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3282: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3282, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.70% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,024 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.70% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($43,024 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

6.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,554 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.17% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($52,554 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 16.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 17.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Elk County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 516 (162 living alone), Female householders: 535 (177 living alone)

• 568 spouses (568 opposite-sex spouses), 53 unmarried partners, (53 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 610 children (546 natural, 23 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 16

Size of family households: 408 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 340 1-person, 24 2-persons.

361 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (28 men, 88 women).

97.0% of residents of Elk speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $24,555,000 ($7,878 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $454,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,691,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,346,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,006,000
Federal grants: $4,973,000
Federal procurement contracts: $282,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,257,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $153,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $112,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,786,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	-21 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.29 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Elk County, Kansas
• 02020 or later
• 672010 to 2019
• 962000 to 2009
• 1151990 to 1999
• 1201980 to 1989
• 1781970 to 1979
• 1671960 to 1969
• 1891950 to 1959
• 471940 to 1949
• 5201939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Elk County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elk County, Kansas
• 171 room
• 92 rooms
• 413 rooms
• 954 rooms
• 1825 rooms
• 1116 rooms
• 1627 rooms
• 1038 rooms
• 1179+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk County, Kansas
• 41 room
• 72 rooms
• 353 rooms
• 444 rooms
• 555 rooms
• 166 rooms
• 187 rooms
• 268 rooms
• 259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Elk County, Kansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elk County, Kansas
• 15no bedroom
• 551 bedroom
• 2042 bedrooms
• 4253 bedrooms
• 834 bedrooms
• 535+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk County, Kansas
• 4no bedroom
• 441 bedroom
• 612 bedrooms
• 1013 bedrooms
• 74 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Elk County, Kansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elk County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 31no vehicle
• 1901 vehicle
• 3322 vehicles
• 1853 vehicles
• 774 vehicles
• 145+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Elk County in renter-occupied apartments
• 27no vehicle
• 711 vehicle
• 582 vehicles
• 553 vehicles
• 64 vehicles
• 95+ vehicles

89.1% of Elk County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,643
• Other state: 767
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 136
• South: 406
• West: 189

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 70
• Number of aged recipients: 6
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 64
• Number of recipients under 18: 7
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 51
• Number of recipients older than 64: 12
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 28
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 33

Businesses in Elk County, KS

• True Value: 1
• U-Haul: 1

Elk County on our top lists:

• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"