Elsmore vs La Harpe

A side-by-side comparison of Elsmore and La Harpe: population, income, housing, and more.

Elsmore and La Harpe are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Harpe has the higher population (424 vs 49 in Elsmore). La Harpe has the higher median household income ($43,167 vs $33,250 in Elsmore). Since 2019, La Harpe's population has grown faster (-16.2% vs -43.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Elsmore	La Harpe
Population	49	424
Median age	26.3 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,250	$43,167
Median home value	—	$54,900
Median gross rent	—	$655
Housing units	25	283
Homeownership rate	76.5%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	44.4%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsmore	La Harpe
Population	87 → 49 (-43.7%)	506 → 424 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $33,250 (-31.8%)	$36,731 → $43,167 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$16,300 → $16,400 (+0.6%)	$54,400 → $54,900 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$715 → $655 (-8.4%)

Elsmore

Population

8749

Median household income

$48,750$33,250

Median home value

$16,300$16,400

La Harpe

Population

506424

Median household income

$36,731$43,167

Median home value

$54,400$54,900

Median gross rent

$715$655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsmore	La Harpe
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	40.8%	10.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	13.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	4.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	2.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	4.1%	27.1%
75 and over	16.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsmore	La Harpe
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsmore	La Harpe
No high school diploma	4.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	40.0%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	52.0%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsmore	La Harpe
Drove alone	70.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	20.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsmore	La Harpe
1-unit, detached	96.0%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	44.2%

Poverty & households

	Elsmore	La Harpe
Poverty rate	42.6%	8.3%
Average household size	2.88	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1981