Elk County vs Kiowa County

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

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

Elk County has the higher population (2,464 vs 2,422 in Kiowa County). Kiowa County has the higher median household income ($73,214 vs $56,087 in Elk County). Kiowa County has the higher median home value ($152,400 vs $60,900 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Elk County	Kiowa County
Population	2,464	2,422
Median age	49.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,087	$73,214
Median home value	$60,900	$152,400
Median gross rent	$534	$728
Housing units	1,502	1,150
Homeownership rate	77.6%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk County	Kiowa County
Population	2,523 → 2,464 (-2.3%)	2,505 → 2,422 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $56,087 (+44.7%)	$53,274 → $73,214 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$54,700 → $60,900 (+11.3%)	$113,900 → $152,400 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $534 (+7.9%)	$620 → $728 (+17.4%)

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

Kiowa County

Population

2,5052,422

Median household income

$53,274$73,214

Median home value

$113,900$152,400

Median gross rent

$620$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk County	Kiowa County
Under 5	4.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	15.6%	13.0%
75 and over	12.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk County	Kiowa County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk County	Kiowa County
No high school diploma	8.0%	10.7%
High school graduate	37.6%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk County	Kiowa County
Drove alone	75.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	11.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	4.7%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.8%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk County	Kiowa County
1-unit, detached	83.0%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Elk County	Kiowa County
Poverty rate	16.7%	5.7%
Average household size	2.28	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	37	12
Median year structure built	1955	1972