Elsmore vs Moran

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

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

Moran has the higher population (455 vs 49 in Elsmore). Moran has the higher median household income ($51,797 vs $33,250 in Elsmore). Since 2019, Moran's population has grown faster (+15.5% vs -43.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Elsmore	Moran
Population	49	455
Median age	26.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,250	$51,797
Median home value	—	$95,400
Median gross rent	—	$447
Housing units	25	231
Homeownership rate	76.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	44.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsmore	Moran
Population	87 → 49 (-43.7%)	394 → 455 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $33,250 (-31.8%)	$42,500 → $51,797 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$16,300 → $16,400 (+0.6%)	$58,300 → $95,400 (+63.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$594 → $447 (-24.7%)

Elsmore

Population

8749

Median household income

$48,750$33,250

Median home value

$16,300$16,400

Moran

Population

394455

Median household income

$42,500$51,797

Median home value

$58,300$95,400

Median gross rent

$594$447

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsmore	Moran
Under 5	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	40.8%	7.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	2.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	21.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	2.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	4.1%	7.5%
75 and over	16.3%	21.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsmore	Moran
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsmore	Moran
No high school diploma	4.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	52.0%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsmore	Moran
Drove alone	70.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	20.0%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsmore	Moran
1-unit, detached	96.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Elsmore	Moran
Poverty rate	42.6%	9.9%
Average household size	2.88	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1938	1971