Elk County vs Sheridan County

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

Elk County and Sheridan 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 2,442 in Sheridan County). Sheridan County has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $56,087 in Elk County). Sheridan County has the higher median home value ($152,000 vs $60,900 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Elk County	Sheridan County
Population	2,464	2,442
Median age	49.6 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,087	$70,000
Median home value	$60,900	$152,000
Median gross rent	$534	$663
Housing units	1,502	1,156
Homeownership rate	77.6%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk County	Sheridan County
Population	2,523 → 2,464 (-2.3%)	2,506 → 2,442 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $56,087 (+44.7%)	$62,885 → $70,000 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$54,700 → $60,900 (+11.3%)	$113,900 → $152,000 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $534 (+7.9%)	$640 → $663 (+3.6%)

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

Sheridan County

Population

2,5062,442

Median household income

$62,885$70,000

Median home value

$113,900$152,000

Median gross rent

$640$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk County	Sheridan County
Under 5	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.6%	12.2%
75 and over	12.6%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk County	Sheridan County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.2%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk County	Sheridan County
No high school diploma	8.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	37.6%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk County	Sheridan County
Drove alone	75.8%	67.6%
Carpooled	11.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	15.1%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk County	Sheridan County
1-unit, detached	83.0%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Elk County	Sheridan County
Poverty rate	16.7%	10.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	37	14
Median year structure built	1955	1966