Elkhart vs Rolla

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhart and Rolla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkhart has the higher population (1,732 vs 545 in Rolla). Elkhart has the higher median household income ($66,477 vs $61,250 in Rolla). Elkhart has the higher median home value ($99,600 vs $69,200 in Rolla).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhart	Rolla
Population	1,732	545
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,477	$61,250
Median home value	$99,600	$69,200
Median gross rent	$637	$713
Housing units	812	332
Homeownership rate	75.3%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhart	Rolla
Population	1,533 → 1,732 (+13.0%)	622 → 545 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$41,691 → $66,477 (+59.5%)	$51,488 → $61,250 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $99,600 (+6.5%)	$76,000 → $69,200 (-8.9%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $637 (+5.6%)	$735 → $713 (-3.0%)

Elkhart

Population

1,5331,732

Median household income

$41,691$66,477

Median home value

$93,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$603$637

Rolla

Population

622545

Median household income

$51,488$61,250

Median home value

$76,000$69,200

Median gross rent

$735$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhart	Rolla
Under 5	4.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	2.2%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	19.1%
75 and over	12.5%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhart	Rolla
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	47.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	39.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhart	Rolla
No high school diploma	10.9%	22.6%
High school graduate	43.4%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhart	Rolla
Drove alone	93.8%	84.9%
Carpooled	2.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhart	Rolla
1-unit, detached	88.7%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Elkhart	Rolla
Poverty rate	18.5%	8.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1967	1970