Elk Falls vs Longton

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

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

Longton has the higher population (286 vs 135 in Elk Falls). Elk Falls has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $40,938 in Longton). Elk Falls has the higher median home value ($56,700 vs $36,000 in Longton).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Falls	Longton
Population	135	286
Median age	61.5 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$40,938
Median home value	$56,700	$36,000
Housing units	89	169
Homeownership rate	79.4%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Falls	Longton
Population	86 → 135 (+57.0%)	340 → 286 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $62,500 (+134.4%)	$30,625 → $40,938 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$46,300 → $56,700 (+22.5%)	$28,200 → $36,000 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$473 → $625 (+32.1%)

Elk Falls

Population

86135

Median household income

$26,667$62,500

Median home value

$46,300$56,700

Longton

Population

340286

Median household income

$30,625$40,938

Median home value

$28,200$36,000

Median gross rent

$473$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Falls	Longton
Under 5	8.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	6.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	2.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	4.4%	5.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	6.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	17.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	17.5%
65 to 74	34.1%	14.7%
75 and over	8.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Falls	Longton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	1.7%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.4%	3.5%
Two or more races	7.4%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Falls	Longton
No high school diploma	8.9%	1.4%
High school graduate	25.9%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Falls	Longton
Drove alone	76.0%	92.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	24.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Falls	Longton
1-unit, detached	80.9%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Elk Falls	Longton
Poverty rate	12.6%	17.5%
Average household size	1.99	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	43	32
Median year structure built	1945	1955