Elk County, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Elk County, Kansas had an estimated 2,436 residents on July 1, 2024, down 1.6 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,476, across 644 square miles. County output reached $102.3 m in 2024, 54 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elk County
How many people live in Elk County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,453
- Households999
- Average household size2.46
- Median household income$64,609
- Median age48.8
- Median gross rent$552 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$68,500
- Home value to household income1.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,741
- Population under 18567
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over699
- Share 65 and over28.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,187
- Civilian labor force1,036
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over54.9 percent
- Rank by population among Kansas counties94th of 105
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3076th of 3,222
Elk County is the 94th largest of 105 Kansas counties by population. A median home costs 1.1 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 28.5 percent against 23.1 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk County
Is Elk County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20242,436
- Census 2020 base population2,476
- Population change since the 2020 census base-1.62 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-42
- Births, 202425
- Deaths, 202446
- Natural change, 2024-21
- Net domestic migration, 2024-20
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-20
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 202453
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2394th of 3,144
The county has lost 1.62 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Elk County
Where are people moving to Elk County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving56
- People arriving, from those returns95
- Tax returns filed by households leaving46
- Net household movement10
- Adjusted gross income arriving$2.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$344,000
- Average income of an arriving household$38,429
- Average income of a leaving household$39,304
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $875 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Elk County
What is the Elk County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$102.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$113.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-9.5 percent
- GDP change over five years25.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Kansas areas BEA publishes102nd of 105
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3057th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$41,687
Output grew -9.5 percent in the latest year and 25.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Elk County
Employment by industry in Elk County
- Covered employment, annual average619
- Establishments reporting86
- Average annual pay$35,644
- Average weekly wage$685
- Accommodation and food services, employment99
- Accommodation and food services, average annual pay$30,720
- Retail trade, employment43
- Retail trade, average annual pay$23,308
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, employment17
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, average annual pay$58,497
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$45,739
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 99 | 5 | $30,720 |
| Retail trade | 43 | 9 | $23,308 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 17 | 5 | $58,497 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 16 | 7 | $45,739 |
Accommodation and food services is the largest private sector at 99 jobs, 16.0 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Elk County
How many businesses are in Elk County?
- Establishments, all industries54
- Employment at those establishments306
- Annual payroll$9.8 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents22.0
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Elk County
How large is Elk County?
- Land area644 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Kansas counties75th of 105
- Width, east to west31 mi
- Height, north to south21.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land4
- Establishments per square mile0.08
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Elk County
Flood risk in Elk County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Elk County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 200577
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book5
- Of those, participating in the NFIP5
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Elk County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Elk County (community 200577), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Elk County in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,453
- Households999
- Average household size2.46
- Median household income$64,609
- Median age48.8
Common questions
Elk County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elk County, Kansas?
The Census Bureau estimates 2,436 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 2,453, in 999 households, ranking 94th of 105 Kansas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Elk County's population growing?
The population has fallen 1.62 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,476, to 2,436 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 25 births against 46 deaths, with net migration of -20. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Elk County?
$64,609. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $68,500, which is 1.1 times income, and median gross rent is $552 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Elk County?
54 establishments, employing 306 people with an annual payroll of $9.8 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Elk County?
Accommodation and food services is the largest private sector at 99 jobs, 16.0 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 619 jobs at an average annual pay of $35,644, or $685 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Elk County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Elk County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Elk County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Elk County
Cities and places in Elk.
5 Census places lie wholly or partly in Elk County. All 5 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | city | 516 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Moline | city | 354 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Longton | city | 302 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Grenola | city | 142 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Elk Falls | city | 126 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |