Elk County vs Hamilton County

A side-by-side comparison of Elk County and Hamilton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Elk County and Hamilton County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamilton County has the higher population (2,485 vs 2,464 in Elk County). Hamilton County has the higher median household income ($61,929 vs $56,087 in Elk County). Hamilton County has the higher median home value ($119,700 vs $60,900 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Elk County	Hamilton County
Population	2,464	2,485
Median age	49.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,087	$61,929
Median home value	$60,900	$119,700
Median gross rent	$534	$778
Housing units	1,502	1,030
Homeownership rate	77.6%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk County	Hamilton County
Population	2,523 → 2,464 (-2.3%)	2,591 → 2,485 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $56,087 (+44.7%)	$46,944 → $61,929 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$54,700 → $60,900 (+11.3%)	$81,800 → $119,700 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $534 (+7.9%)	$668 → $778 (+16.5%)

Elk County

Population

2,5232,464

Median household income

$38,750$56,087

Median home value

$54,700$60,900

Median gross rent

$495$534

Hamilton County

Population

2,5912,485

Median household income

$46,944$61,929

Median home value

$81,800$119,700

Median gross rent

$668$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk County	Hamilton County
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	25.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	18.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	15.6%	7.2%
75 and over	12.6%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk County	Hamilton County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	57.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	41.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk County	Hamilton County
No high school diploma	8.0%	14.2%
High school graduate	37.6%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk County	Hamilton County
Drove alone	75.8%	66.6%
Carpooled	11.7%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	11.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk County	Hamilton County
1-unit, detached	83.0%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Elk County	Hamilton County
Poverty rate	16.7%	3.7%
Average household size	2.28	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	37	15
Median year structure built	1955	1969