Elk Falls vs Howard

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Falls and Howard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Howard has the higher population (553 vs 135 in Elk Falls). Elk Falls has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $53,125 in Howard). Elk Falls has the higher median home value ($56,700 vs $53,400 in Howard).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Falls	Howard
Population	135	553
Median age	61.5 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$53,125
Median home value	$56,700	$53,400
Median gross rent	—	$447
Housing units	89	383
Homeownership rate	79.4%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Falls	Howard
Population	86 → 135 (+57.0%)	602 → 553 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $62,500 (+134.4%)	$34,191 → $53,125 (+55.4%)
Median home value	$46,300 → $56,700 (+22.5%)	$51,400 → $53,400 (+3.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$379 → $447 (+17.9%)

Elk Falls

Population

86135

Median household income

$26,667$62,500

Median home value

$46,300$56,700

Howard

Population

602553

Median household income

$34,191$53,125

Median home value

$51,400$53,400

Median gross rent

$379$447

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Falls	Howard
Under 5	8.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	6.7%	21.7%
18 to 24	2.2%	3.6%
25 to 34	4.4%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	7.4%
65 to 74	34.1%	10.8%
75 and over	8.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Falls	Howard
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	2.5%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Falls	Howard
No high school diploma	8.9%	6.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Falls	Howard
Drove alone	76.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	24.0%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Falls	Howard
1-unit, detached	80.9%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Elk Falls	Howard
Poverty rate	12.6%	23.2%
Average household size	1.99	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	43	30
Median year structure built	1945	1960